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Temperature Measurement

Temperature Measurement. Thermometer. Air Temperature Data. Daily Mean Daily Range. Monthly Mean. Annual Mean Annual Range. Normal. Temp. time series: temp at one place over time. Salt Lake City Temperatures 2004 – Observed , Normals , Records.

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Temperature Measurement

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  1. Temperature Measurement Thermometer

  2. Air Temperature Data Daily Mean Daily Range Monthly Mean Annual Mean Annual Range Normal

  3. Temp. time series: temp at one place over time Salt Lake City Temperatures 2004 – Observed, Normals, Records

  4. What Controls Temperatures at a Particular Location? • Latitude • Altitude • Nearby water (especially oceans) • Ocean currents • Position relative to prevaling winds • Mountains isolate water effects • Cloud cover (and albedo)

  5. Latitude

  6. Sun Angles at Different Latitudes

  7. Altitude Guayaquil: sealevel Quito: 9200 ft

  8. Hidden Peak, Snowbird Alt = 11,000’ High = 32oF North Provo Alt = 4600’ High = 47oF

  9. Oceans (water) Moderate Temps of Coastal Areas Sacramento San Francisco Monthly average high & low temps for Sacramento (red) and San Francisco (black) California

  10. Coasts and prevailing wind direction

  11. Ocean Currents

  12. Geographic Position Mountains

  13. Fog in Salt Lake Valley

  14. Alta Base 8800’47oF Highs Effects ofInversion & Cloud Cover in SLC Area 1/20 – 1/27/05 Olympus Cove 5600’29 – 32oF Highs Sugarhouse 4400’32 – 33oF Highs

  15. Cloud Cover

  16. World Distribution of TemperaturesAnnual Range(highest monthly ave. minus lowest monthly ave.)

  17. World Distribution of TemperaturesJanuary Means

  18. World Distribution of TemperaturesJuly Means

  19. Daily Variations in Air Temperature

  20. Maximum & Minimum Thermometers

  21. Thermograph

  22. Temperature Scales

  23. Wind-Chill Factor

  24. Chapter 3 END

  25. Land & Water

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