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Name: _______Emily Alvarez______________________ Lab Worksheet 5: Exploring Climate Data GEOG 5, Instructor: Joy Fritschle This lab has three parts that are designed to deepen your understanding of climatic data and mapping: part 1 will help you become more skilled in the use and interpretation of climographs; part 2 will teach you how to make your own weather- and climate-related maps in ArcGIS Online; and part 3 will familiarize you with online tools useful in identifying climates and predicted climate change for locations in the U.S. Part 1: Creating and Using Climographs 1.
Create a climograph on the graph below using the data table provided for Los Angeles: (5 pts)
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Label the x- axis J, F, M, A, etc. for each month of the year
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Label the left y-axis “temperature (°C)”. –
Label the right y-axis “precipitation (mm)” –
Plot temperature using a line graph
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Plot rainfall as a bar graph I had some trouble creating the graph on the Pages website, so I did it on paper; I hope that's okay.
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Compare the two climographs shown below. Does climograph A or B represent a location at 61° N latitude? How can you tell? (0.5 pts)
Between the two climographs, B represents the location at 61 ° N latitude because North Latitudes have greater seasonal temperature variations than A. 3.
Compare the two climographs shown below. Both locations are near 40° N latitude. Does climograph C or D represent a coastal location? How can you tell? (0.5 pts) Between the two climographs, C represents a coastal location due to its higher precipitation and more uniform temperature than D.
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4.
Compare the two climographs shown below. Both locations are found at 21° N latitude. Why does the location depicted by climograph E have higher levels of precipitation when compared to climograph? In other words, what might cause such a dramatic difference in precipitation between two places that are at the same latitude? (0.5 pts)
Climograph E has higher levels of precipitation because it is located near the sea and is influenced by shore wind, which brings more precipitation, whereas climograph F is in a different location with offshore wind, which is dry. 5.
Compare the two climographs below from locations in the southern hemisphere. Which location is near a warm surface ocean current? How can you tell? (0.5 pts)
Well, climograph G exhibits a seasonal dependence on precipitation, whereas climograph H exhibits less seasonal variation in precipitation throughout the year. This indicates that Climograph H is near a warm surface ocean current. Part 2: Exploring Weather Data with GIS In this part of the lab, you will learn how to make weather- and climate-related maps using ArcGIS Online and the Living Atlas. The tutorial can be found at https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/predict-weather-with-real-
time-data/
. You will need to sign into your ArcGIS Online account (I can look up your username if you’ve forgotten it). The estimated time to complete this online tutorial is 90 minutes. Please do not spend more than an hour on this tutorial. Just complete as much of it as you can by the end of the hour, making sure to capture screenshots along the way to prove that you did the tutorial. 6.
Upload screenshots of what you accomplished in the tutorial to Canvas (make sure your name in the top right corner is included in the screenshot). (4 pts)
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7.
Summarize and reflect on what you learned from this tutorial. In what kinds of personal or professional situations/scenarios would it be useful for you to be able to create weather- and climate-related maps? (1 pt)
After finishing this tutorial, I learned how to do a variety of things. I learned how to navigate a map, add layers, and seek data. This is useful for both personal and professional purposes because the website is useful for real-
time hazardous weather information and for conducting real-time research. Part 3: Exploring Climographs and Climate Change Using Online Tools
This part of the lab is to be completed in the Lab 5 Discussion board on Canvas. You will need to write a primary post (at least 150 words in length; worth 4pts
) and two secondary posts in response to other students’ primary posts (at least 75 words in length each; worth 1pt each
).
The instructions for what you should write about can be found by going to the Discussion menu item in our Canvas course.
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