3.2 The Dutch climate V3 pt 2

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3.2 The Dutch climate

What are we going to do today?

Recap

The Dutch climate: North vs. South
The Dutch climate: East vs. West
Frontal rainfall

What do you see in a climate graph?

What does the x-asis show in a climate graph?

1. Temperature
2. Precipitation
3. Months
4. What the graph is about

Climate graph for Groningen

Climate graph for Maastricht

The Dutch climate: North vs. South

There are small differences in the Dutch weather depending on where you are in the country:

- Groningen is further away from the equator than Maastricht.

- At the equator, incoming solar radiation is at its strongest.

The Dutch climate: North vs. South

- Incoming solar radiation

- The thickness of the atmosphere

- The albedo effect: the reflection of sunlight of clouds and Earths surface

Climate graph for The Hague.

Climate graph for Enschede.

The Dutch climate: East vs. West

Maritime effect = Places close to the North Sea experience this effect: it is cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

Sea water warms up very slowly in the summer and loses its heat very slowly during the winter. 

Frontal rainfall

Gulf stream : Sea current coming from the equator. (warm)

Southwestern winds are warm, coming from the equator and collide with cold air from the north.

Frontal rainfall: Rainfall caused by the meeting of a warm and cold front

Find out why we have four different seasons. Write this down on a full page (use pictures). NO PLAGIARISM!!

Make in your workbook p85-87
Exercise: 6 to 10