What are proxy data? List several examples. Why are such data necessary for paleoclimatology studies?

Q: How does geology help explain why islands in the pacific realm are so wildely scattered

A: The Pacific islands originated as: longitudinal chain of the volcanic islands on above plates, or of...

Q: What were along the cost North of California

A: The coast North of California is famously known as the ‘Redwood Coast’ or ‘Redwood Empire.’ This par...

Q: Antarctic Intermediate Water can be identified throughout much of the South Atlantic based on its te...

A: Antarctic intermediate water (AIW) is the oceanic water present at depths between 500-1200 meters wi...

Q: Is Antarctica in the Northern or Southern part of the hemisphere?

A: Antarctica is the world's seventh continent located entirely in the southern hemisphere. It consists...

Q: Describe and explain the temperature and moisture characteristics of a maritime polar (mp) air mass

A: When the air gets the temperature and characteristics of the region which is associated with the hum...

Q: Which is a bails conclusion based on the chart?

A: Before the Soviets crushed, the failed Hungarian Revolution from 1956 forged a temporary gap in the ...

Q: Describe the difference between streamflow and overland flow

A: Overland flow is considered the runoff that runs down the slopes of land in mostly distributed sheet...

Q: Why are subtropical desert (BWh) climates generally hotter in summer than tropical humid (A) climate...

A: "Hot desert climates" (BWh) in the lower and middle latitudes, mostly from 20° to 33° north and sout...