Oceanic Systems

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Oceanic Systems
By Megan Holloway
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12 Climate Regions

• Tropical Wet
• Tropical Wet and Dry
• Semiarid
• Desert (arid)
• Mediterranean
• Humid Subtropical
• Marine West Coast
• Humid continental
• Subarctic
• Tundra
• Icecap
• Highland

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Continental Climatic Region

• Climate characteristic of the interior of a
  landmass of continental size, marked by large
  annual, daily, and day-to-day temperature ranges,
  low relative humidity, and a moderate or small
  irregular rainfall
• Hot Summer and Cold Winters occur because the
  ocean does not influence.
• These regions makes up much of the Northern
  States of US, Siberia, and Canada

http//www.answers.com/topic/continental-climate h
ttp//www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/Climate/Older/Continen
tal_Climate.html
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Maritime Climatic Region

• Also known as Oceanic Climate
• Climate is influenced by the oceans climate and
  the airflow of the maritime airflow
• Usually the Winters are warmer and Summers are
  cooler because the ocean takes longer to heat up
• Climate is found around the coasts and
  Southeastern Australia

http//www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/Climate/Older/Maritim
e_Climate.htmla
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Oceanic Circulation

• Global Warming is causing the ocean