ooieris sirelred um irl ears and buildings, rains iii soil.
iisii. irrigs rriay lall ruii ihud oi iiie disinroanee

FlKESI‘ORMS
lnrense ldlires inroan and ruran Tanned or dry
Winds creaie pawmu] voriirer due ia Condltlon:
very mud! lire iliai al irie iornado Tne mass igniriirn 0!
large areas ai laresls and buildings lead a ppwerliil
updraiiglii Calder dry air ruslies x" lo replare rlir air
mnfllmtd bumlng, and lire iarriadoes liireslorrnsl
resull, urrylng large burning yanicles aldli on "srnplre
nimbus' cluuds wnale house 520mm prmwlwel amiss
riie sky io drop WI ahead or ilie rnaiii lire noni, whale
iney in iiirn ser up seeoridary riresiorrn conuiiions, The
slim; on people and praperry are very niuen like iiiase
o! iorriadaes. oui wnri IM oddiiional danger oi iniense
lieai

 

 

5.7
LANDSCAPE EFFECK'S

CONTINENTAL Errzcls
Hear is iranspiirred an a world seale by iwa greai
(Ilnllahnns: inar ai rliie air rnasses, and rims: ol Mame
wmms or inese, air masses are more widespread in
rlieir eneei, and are leasi lirriiied by land rnasses
Oceamtmmnls,m indeed pmxlmfly iii any large body
0! warrr. have ineir grealesi moderaring Blind on
down-Mud shorelines, Such elleers may nave liule
inland innuenee Tne mneepi ol eonilrienial elirnarer
was evolved la desnxbe inose exirerne and wldely
lliieriiaiing inland elimaiir wnes inai are run bulkmi
by [he eueds ol sea Currents, and whkh dernarisrraie
periods 0! exiiunie heal and cold, all (he more marked
an high rnaruniaiiis,

Tnur, ine iriird eorriplieariori an rne sirriple
(emplukumninlnll elaasiiieaiiiiris is CONTINENT-
ALITY Alier lhls, only one speaal lac-or mums, and
ii is me elleei oi liills or ranges oi mniaiiis ori lueal
eliinaie, These elkds are vzry iiie laiiiudirial eflzdi
on a glaoalseale

 

LATITUDE AND ALTITUDE
An average ineasure ol iernperaruie lall wuli aliiiudeis:
dam/kin arr/woo iaeil in rainless 01 dry air-, or
uiclliru u z—s-r/mnu leer) in humid and saruraled
eonduions

As a magi. approximation, Evuy mu rn mo ieeii ar
aliiiude is Bqulvalmk (0 l- oi laiiriide, so rim or mm in
(am leeil on line equalur, me mmperaxuws are aboul
zquivalml In a eliinare In“ 0!! ilie equaior wnli rne
Sim: hurnidiry. Al Ill“ laliiude an irie eduamr, a plareau
ai laso ni loom leer) has a cliniare more like nu: ai 30‘
laiirude, wim a ymbabimy 0! Wind eriill in below
herring For high islands or ranges oi riiaiinlains, \his
allltudlnal laeior l5 cmna| To design siraregies liar

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homes and gardens. Aliirude elleer alone enables us ro
gmw a Wide range iii plani speeies on a nlgn island,
using use area lrarn pecan lo rriaiiniaine rop

Higlii A) i idem
Mounrairis are run in (ad smmv laiiiude equivalenls“,
as riio air is man: rareiird, air plessum less, and
mdlzrlun (hewlul’e nigner On very rugli riiounrains M
40m in "3,000 leerl and inure, people may erperierire
urygen delieieney inioiinrairi sickncss), snow or
radiaiion olindnesr, and sulier [mm are exirsines iii
day—nigni lernperainre llueiuaiioris, The mollnlim
sickness 0! oxygen srress is nai leli oy Imils, pin ear.
eause erireriie laiigiie, insomnia, and laboured

   
   
   
   

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