Weather and Climate Definitions 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyWeather systemsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: zelahl32Created on: 18-01-17 14:50 7852101946 Across 1. The most common wind direction for a location. (10, 4) 4. A measure of solar radiation energy received on a given surface area in a given time. (10) 5. The atmosphere convection cell between the subtropical high pressure zone and the temperate low pressure zone. (6, 4) 6. The reflectivity of a surface. (6) 10. The average annual pattern of weather experienced by a place. It is based on records from the last 30 years and describes the seasonal pattern of temperatures and precipitation. (7) Down 1. The atmospheric convection cell between the polar high pressure zone and the temperate low pressure zone. (5, 4) 2. The amount of energy released or absorbed by a substance during a change of physical state that occurs without changing its temperature. (6, 4) 7. A series of waves that occur in the upper westerly winds which blow in the higher parts of the atmosphere. They occur in both hemispheres. (6, 5) 8. A narrow belt of fast moving air near the top of the tropopause. (3, 6) 9. The area between the Sahara desert in the north and the savanna in the south. It stretches across the north of the African continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. (5)
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