KAJIKLIM NUR AISYAH FASEHA YUSRI D20141067757 GROUP C
KAJIKLIMNUR AISYAH FASEHA YUSRID20141067757GROUP C
WHAT IS CLIMATOLOGY
• The average of weather over at least a 30-year period. Note that the climate taken over different periods of time (30 years, 1000 years) may be different. (http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/outreach/glossary.shtml#C )
*US National Weather Service
• Climatology is the scientific study of climates, which is defined as the mean weather conditions over a period of time. (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-climatology.htm )
• Weather is the condition of the atmosphere over a brief period of time. For example, we speak of today’s weather or the weather this week. Climate represents the composite of day-to-day weather over a longer period of time.*US National Drought Mitigation Center
COMPOSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE
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OUR PLANETS
CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH PLANET