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climate
climate average condition of the atmosphere near the earth's surface over a long period of time, taking into account temperature, precipitation (see rain ), humidity , wind , barometric pressure, and other phenomena. Primary Influence on Climate The major influence governing the climat... Read more
watershed
watershed elevation or divide separating the catchment area , or drainage basin, of one river system or group of river systems from another system or group of systems. The term is also often used synonymously with drainage basin. The continental divide in the US along the Rocky Mts. forms the wate... Read more
Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula southeasternmost peninsula of Europe, c.200,000 sq mi (518,000 sq km), bounded by the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea, and Adriatic Sea. Although there is no sharp physiographic separation between the peninsula and Central Europe, the line of th... Read more
water table
water table the top zone of soil and rock in which all voids are saturated with water. The level of the water table varies with topography and climate. ... Read more
bud
bud in lower plants and animals, a protuberance from which a new organism or limb develops; in seed plants, a miniaturized twig bearing compressed rudimentary lateral stems (branches), leaves, or flowers, or all three, and protected in cold climates by overlapping bud scales. In warm climates buds ... Read more
zone
zone [Gr.,=girdle], in geography, area with a certain physical and/or cultural unity that distinguishes it from other areas. The division of the earth into five climatic zones probably originated (5th cent. BC) with Parmenides, who recognized a torrid zone (see tropics ) and north and south temper... Read more
Europe
Europe , 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). It is actually a vast peninsula of the great Eurasian land mass. By convention, it is separated from Asia by the Urals and the Ural River in the east; by the Caspian Sea and ... Read more
varve
varve in geology, pair of thin sedimentary layers formed annually by seasonal climatic changes. Usually found in glacial lake deposits, varves consist of a coarse-grained, light-colored summer deposit and a finer-grained, dark-colored winter deposit formed when fine sediment settles out from the wa... Read more
moraine
moraine , a formation composed of unsorted and unbedded rock and soil debris called till, which was deposited by a glacier . The till that falls on the sides of a valley glacier from the bounding cliffs makes up lateral moraines, running parallel to the valley sides. When two or more valley glacier... Read more
taiga
taiga , northern coniferous-forest belt of Eurasia, bordered on the north by the treeless tundra and on the south by the steppe. This vast belt, comprising about one third of the forest land of the world, extends south from the tundra to about lat. 62°N in Norway, Sweden, and Finland, but dips s... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Continental climate"

Climate
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...southward with the Humid Continental Warm-to-Cool Summer climate. Here the winters become...to winters, a Semiarid Continental climate prevails, the growing...A tiny strip of Arid Continental climate fringes the Russian shoreline...
Helena: Geography and Climate
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Helena: Geography and Climate Helena is located in west-central...Mountains on the eastern slope of the Continental Divide, 48 miles north-northeast...Helena has a modified continental climate with warm, dry summers and moderately...
Milwaukee: Geography and Climate
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Milwaukee: Geography and Climate Situated on the western shore of...rivers, Milwaukee experiences a continental climate characterized by a wide range of...Great Lakes influence the local climate during all seasons, modifying air...
Davenport: Geography and Climate
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Davenport: Geography and Climate Davenport is set on a plain on the north bank of the Mississippi...the geographic center of the country produces a temperate, continental climate that is characterized by a wide range in temperatures. Summers...
Omaha: Geography and Climate
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Omaha: Geography and Climate Omaha is located on the bank of the Missouri River and is surrounded by rolling hills. The area's continental climate, which produces warm summers and cold, dry winters, is influenced...
Appleton: Geography and Climate
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Appleton: Geography and Climate Appleton is located on rolling terrain that was carved out by glaciers. The city has a continental climate and experiences four distinct seasons, with cold winters and...
Peoria: Geography and Climate
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Peoria: Geography and Climate Peoria is set in a level tableland surrounded by gently rolling terrain on the Illinois River. The continental climate produces changeable weather and a wide range of temperature...
Cincinnati: Geography and Climate
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Cincinnati: Geography and Climate Cincinnati is set on the north bank of the Ohio River in a...downtown and give the city a picturesque landscape. The area's continental climate produces a wide range of temperatures from winter to summer...
Cleveland: Geography and Climate
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Cleveland: Geography and Climate Extending 31 miles along the south shore of Lake Erie, Cleveland...is bisected from north to south by the Cuyahoga River. The continental climate is modified by west to northerly winds off Lake Erie, which...
Madison: Geography and Climate
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Madison: Geography and Climate Set on a narrow isthmus of land between Lake Mendota and Lake...network of lakes and rivers. The topography is rolling. The continental climate is consistent with the city's location in interior North America...

Dictionary entries related to "Continental climate"

microthermal climate
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences microthermal climate Low-temperature climate of short summers, defined in the Köppen classification...xB0;C. Examples include the cold boreal forest climate types in continental interiors, and along some eastern seaboards in latitudes...
Sub-Boreal
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences ...From Scandinavian evidence, a cooler, drier, more continental climate phase that followed the Atlantic climatic optimum...subject of much research. Hypotheses range from colder climate to epidemic disease to anthropogenic causes. The...
Great Plains
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...between thirteen and twenty inches, and the region's continental climate creates an environment of extremes: excessive heat...entered the central Plains to farm stream bottoms. The climate shifted again and many of its inhabitants withdrew...
sub-Boreal
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences ...From Scandinavian evidence, a cooler, drier, more continental climate phase that followed the Atlantic climatic optimum...subject of much research. Hypotheses range from colder climate to epidemic disease to anthropogenic causes. The...
Latvia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...though hilly in the lakelands of the east and well forested with fir, pine, birch, and oak. It has a modified continental climate. Economy Mineral resources are limited, although there are unexplored reserves of oil. Latvia produces about...
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...surrounded by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Physical The climate is temperate continental and there are sizeable forests, but the ground is hilly and rocky with little fertile soil. Economy Although...
Mediterranean climate
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology Mediterranean climate The distinctive climatic type which...winters mild to cool and rainy. The climate is strongly influenced by westerly air...x2013;900 mm, but less in more continental locations. Other areas of this type...
Yukon Region
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Logan (19,850 feet), the highest mountain in Canada. The location of the mountains influences the climate, which is primarily continental subarctic, with long, cold, dry winters and short, dry, warm summers. The mountains block the mild...
Butterfield, William
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...brickwork, and considerably influenced by Continental Gothic precedents. Here was a modern...designed to stand up to the rigorous climate of a Victorian city, a citadel of faith...the whole ensemble has a pronounced Continental and un-English air, and the effect...
Lesage, George-Louis
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...s law had finally been accepted by Continental scientists, it still presented serious...notion was manifest, especially to Continental scientists imbued with the precepts...and doubtless also by the pervasive climate of Cartesianism, Lesage set about the...

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Canada : Canada reconsiders its offer for continental climate deal.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 4/18/2009; 700+ words ; ...proposed a sweeping climate marriage with the United...when they pitched a continental plan to target emissions...described a sprawling climate program stretching from...Conservative government see the continental proposal as one meant...assert leadership on climate issues. But that ...
canada : Canada to offer Obama continental climate change pact.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 11/10/2008; 477 words ; ...environmental agenda, but Obama was set to redouble US efforts on climate change, balancing these with economic and energy security concerns. Given our integrated continental economy, this is an excellent opportunity for Canada to advance its...
Learning through the grapevine.(REGIONAL)(Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture and Ecology opens)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Wines & Vines; 12/1/2006; 496 words ; The Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture and Enology at the University of Missouri-Columbia opened this summer to help growers handle unpredictable weather...
Sensitivity of continental-scale climate trend estimates to the distribution of radiosondes over North America
Magazine article from: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology; 2/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...for future weather and climate observing needs, the...radiosonde stations in the continental United States (CONUS...this hypothesis for climate monitoring over North...associated with the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS...coverage. Estimates of continental-- scale trends in...
Mesoscale Simulations of the Land Surface Effects of Historical Logging in a Moist Continental Climate Regime
Magazine article from: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology; 8/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...great importance in the attribution of climate change. To explore the effects of deforestation on a midlatitude climate regime, two sets of two five-member...not be ignored in the attribution of climate change. (ProQuest: ... denotes...
BOUTIQUE VIEW: Continental climate.
Magazine article from: Money Marketing; 7/16/2009; 700+ words ; ...thin European equity space. Glasse was head of M&G's continental Europe team, managing the then S&P AAA-rated European...they know and trust. The team also runs the Close Finsbury continental European portfolio on an outsourced basis. At 2CG, the...
Continental shift on climate
Newspaper article from: The Brandon Sun; 11/8/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Barack Obama, on a continental approach to climate change. A stunning...on what to do about climate change - so it remains...revolution, or set continental standards, say critics...substantial to address climate change - and have...
Continental clash cooled climate: when India and Asia collided, sources of C[O.sub.2] disappeared.(Earth)
Magazine article from: Science News; 10/11/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...formed, only 3 percent of Earth's continental land area sat within 10 degrees of the...collision shut those processes down, the climate ended up in the icehouse. "This is...years ago ensured extensive erosion of continental rock everywhere, not just in India...
Climate Effects of the Deep Continental Stratus Clouds Generated by the Tibetan Plateau
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...is suggested that the positive climate feedback of the continental stratus cloud may be instrumental...the present study concerns the climate feedback of the continental stratus clouds. Within a climate system the feedback processes that...
Assessment of Dynamic Downscaling of the Continental U.S. Regional Climate Using the Eta/SSiB Regional Climate Model
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 8/15/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...DDM) in a North American regional climate study using the Eta/Simplified Simple Biosphere (SSiB) Regional Climate Model (RCM). The main objective is...of simulating North American regional climate features, mainly precipitation, at...