1.3 Weather and Climate. Weather and Climate What is the difference between the two?
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1.3 Weather and Climate
Weather and Climate
• What is the difference between the two?
• Chinook- a warm wind that blows East from the Rockies to evaporate Calgary’s snow with little or no trace
• Weather refers to the day to day conditions in the Earth’s atmosphere
• To find out about weather we check measurements of its characteristics
Weather
Weather
Weather
Weather
Weather
Precipitation
• Includes
–Rain–Snow–Hail–Sleet
Climate
• Tells us the average weather conditions of a certain place over a long period of time