Geography ~ Weather
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- Created on: 18-05-16 10:45
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- Weather
- Water Cycle
- Surface Run Off
- ground water flow
- Trough Flow
- Weather Instruments
- Rain Gauge
- Measures Percipitation
- Units of measurement:mm
- Water falls into the funnel at the top and collects in the basin and foot of the gauge. The volume of water can be measured each day
- Units of measurement:mm
- Measures Percipitation
- Thermometer
- measures temperature
- Units of measurement: c/f
- The mercury in the base of the thermometer expands and contracts with heat.
- Units of measurement: c/f
- measures temperature
- Anemometer
- Measures wind speed
- Units of measurement:mph
- Wind turns the cups around, the stronger the wind the faster it spins.
- Units of measurement:mph
- Measures wind speed
- Wind Vane
- Measure wind direction
- Units of measurement: compass direction
- The arrow spins around and points to where the wind is coming from
- Units of measurement: compass direction
- Measure wind direction
- Campbell Stokes/ Sunshine Recorder
- Measures duration and intensity of sunlight
- Units of mesaurement: hours
- The glass ball focuses the sun's rays onto a piece of paper which it burns. You can then measure the length of the burn against the hourly markings on the paper.
- Units of mesaurement: hours
- Measures duration and intensity of sunlight
- Barometer
- Measures air pressure
- Units of measurement:mb
- The force of air exerted on the barometer is recorded
- Units of measurement:mb
- Measures air pressure
- Naked Eye
- Rain Gauge
- Microclimate Causes
- Surface
- The colour of the ground surface affects warming.
- Park surfaces such as turmac and soil will become warmer than lights sufaces such as grass
- Aspect
- The direction in which a place is facing
- Places facing the sun will be wormer than those in the shados
- Shelter
- Trees,hedges buildings evne hills can provide shelter.
- Wind speed may be reduced and its direction changed.
- Physical Features
- Trees provide shade and shelter. Usually cooler than the area surrounding it
- Hill tops are usually cool and windy.
- Water areas such as lakes have a cooling effect and may produce winds
- Buildings
- Buildings store heat and give it out in the afternoon
- Temperatures near buildiungs may be 2C or 3C highjer than the surroundings.
- Buildings close to each other can break winds. It would be warmer especially in the afternoon
- Surface
- Water Cycle
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