You have already seen that does the same time every days, days and other days it rains the sun is shining, the wind sometimes and not others, some days very hot, others cold, some warm temperatures.
But this does not happen the same in all places on Earth. There are places where it rains a lot and other places where almost no rain. There are areas where almost always cold and others where almost always hot. Elsewhere, however, temperatures vary greatly from one station to another.
The weather in one place and is repeated every year along the way, is what we call CLIMATE.
For the climate of a place you have to consider the following elements: atmospheric pressure, winds, temperatures and precipitation.
A) The ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE. Remember that
enveloping the Earth is a layer of air called the atmosphere?
This layer of air has a weight on Earth and the weight of air above a location on Earth is called atmospheric pressure. Ie: The atmospheric pressure is the force exerted by the weight of air above a given point on Earth.
Atmospheric pressure is measured with the barometer.
B) WIND is the air moving. Occurs when
heated air mass from one place on Earth.
As the hot air weighs less, rises and leaves a space that comes to occupy the air in the vicinity and so, so, the air is in motion. The wind, therefore, far colder areas to warmer.
There are winds that occur periodically, as the coastal breeze that blows throughout the day from the sea to land and at night from land to sea.
winds are measured by the anemometer.
c) TEMPERATURE.
Temperature is the degree of heat or cold in a certain area. When we say hot temperatures are high and vice versa cold weather.
Look at the picture below. The whole area is in Ecuador is the warmest and coldest is at the poles (the North Pole and South Pole), so, taking into account the temperature on Earth said that there the following areas Weather:
- A hot zone (the one in the middle, along the Ecuador).
- Two cold areas, one at each pole.
- Two temperate zones located between the poles and the area of \u200b\u200bEcuador. We live in one of temperate zones.
temperature varies with altitude and the proximity or remoteness of the sea. At higher altitudes colder, higher temperatures near the sea are smoother.
Temperatures are measured with a thermometer.
D) rains or PRECIPITATION.
With the heat the water in rivers, lakes and seas evaporates and rises into the atmosphere where clouds form. When the area of \u200b\u200bthe atmosphere where the clouds cools, the water falls back to earth, sometimes in rain, others in the form of snow and other in the form of hail.
When the clouds are close to the ground are called fog.
rain does not usually equal in all points on Earth.
- The closer you are the greater the rainfall Ecuador.
- also tends to rain more in areas that are near the sea in the interior of continents.
- In the high mountain water usually falls as snow.
Rainfall is measured with the gauge. You
to know how is the climate of a place you have to study 4 things: air pressure, winds, temperatures and precipitation.
Earth has many different climates.
we talk about hot weather, temperate and cold climates.
warm climates are primarily in the whole area of \u200b\u200bEcuador.
are usually distinguish 4 different types of climates, which are:
- Weather EQUATORIAL is characterized by the year nearly the same temperature, about 25 degrees, it's like we're always here in June, yet with a lot of rain the whole time and that is why in these areas are the largest rivers in the world and there are great forests.
- Weather TROPICAL RAIN also has abundant rainfall, although not as much as in Ecuador, and temperatures vary little throughout the year.
- Weather SECO TROPICAL. It rains a lot less, and rarely in summer. Temperatures tend to vary more throughout the year, being among 15 º and 25 º.
- Finally the weather DESERTICA where almost never rains. Here, during the day it very hot and very cold at night. Sometimes there are up to 40 ° difference between day and night. Here there are no rivers and vegetation is almost nonexistent.
climates that occur in temperate zones are:
- Weather MEDITERRANEAN. In these areas, the summers are dry, no rain and very hot, the winters are mild, ie not too cold and rainy, but not much.
- Weather OCEAN has the following characteristics: the rains are frequent throughout the year. There are often very warm in summer nor too cold in winter.
- Weather CONTINENTAL . Temperatures vary greatly between summer and winter. In the summer there are often very warm, but in winter there is often freezing temperatures or below freezing. Usually rains a lot in summer.
Cold climates are given in polar and high mountain areas. At the poles
temperatures are below freezing all year round.
In high mountain areas are often very cold, even in the summer tend to rise more. In these areas the temperatures are very low and rainfall is usually in the form of snow.
THE Climograma
Climograma is a graphic representation of data for the climate of an area. The information it contains are the monthly average temperatures and precipitation totals for each month (l / m 2).
FLORA, FAUNA AND CLIMATE
climates have an influence on the flora and fauna of Earth. In every type of weather usually given a certain plant species and also fit different animal species. Even the man organizes his life in different ways depending on the weather where you live.
CLIMATES OF SPAIN
In Spain, there are climates typical of the temperate zones. Moreover, being a large area of \u200b\u200bmountains, the summits of these is given the cold mountain climate. Moreover, in the Canary Islands, which lie closer to Ecuador, there is a known climate warmer climate canary.
recall some terms of the subject.
Temperature: is the degree of hot air due to radiation solar. Usually measured in degrees. When temperature data are given are usually given mediasde data a day, month or year.
admosfera pressure : is the weight exerted by the air above the surface. The average pressure sea \u200b\u200blevel is 1.013milibares, more of that pressure is considered high, less low.
isotherms : are imaginary lines used to represent the temperatures on maps.
latitude and altitude: coordinates are we used to be somewhere on the planet esacto. To use the Ecuador latitude, the tropics and polar circles, to use the altitude meridian.
Precipitation: water from the atmosphere, which falls on the earth's surface as rain, snow or hail.
Condensation: means that water vapor passes into the liquid, thus causing the clouds, until due to increased weight and size, they fall as rain.
Wind: Air in motion. The wind is usually directed from areas of higher pressure to those of menor.La wind speed is directly dependent on the pressure difference between them and other places.
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