Measuring Climate to Understand Atmospheric Conditions (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Instrument measuring wind speed
Instrument measuring wind speed
Anemometer
Instrument measuring wind direction
Instrument measuring wind direction
Wind vane (weathervane/windsock)
Wind shear definition
Wind shear definition
Rapid changes in wind direction or speed
3 main methods to measure climate
3 main methods to measure climate
Long-term temp records, ice cores, ocean monitoring
What each ice core layer represents
What each ice core layer represents
One year of snowfall
Where ice cores are extracted from
Where ice cores are extracted from
Antarctica and Greenland
What oxygen isotope ratios reveal
What oxygen isotope ratios reveal
Past temperatures
Hottest year on record
Hottest year on record
2023
Temp increase above pre-industrial levels (2023)
Temp increase above pre-industrial levels (2023)
More than 2°C
Phenomena identified by SST monitoring
Phenomena identified by SST monitoring
El Niño and La Niña
What rising sea levels indicate
What rising sea levels indicate
Global warming
What ADCPs track
What ADCPs track
Ocean currents
North Atlantic Oscillation affects weather where
North Atlantic Oscillation affects weather where
Europe and North America
Technology satellites use to capture temp data
Technology satellites use to capture temp data
Remote sensing technology
What changes in marine life reflect
What changes in marine life reflect
Shifts in ocean conditions and climate impacts