Richter, M. (2014): <b>Climate Aspects of the Tropics</b>. In: Michael Koehl, Laszlo Pancel (eds.): <i>Tropical Forestry Handbook</i> ( ), Springer, Heidelberg.
Resource Description
Title:
Climate Aspects of the Tropics
FOR816dw ID:
1386
Publication Date:
2014-11-15
License and Usage Rights:
PAK 823-825 data user agreement. (www.tropicalmountainforest.org/dataagreementp3.do)
Resource Owner(s):
Individual:
Michael Richter
Contact:
email:
sairecabur <at> web.de
University Erlangen
Institute for Geography FAU
Kochstr. 4/4
91054 Erlangen
Germany
Abstract:
Unlike the high latitudes and most of the mid-latitudes, the tropical ecozone benefits from a constant radiation surplus. In daytime, the sunrays descend at a steep angle up to 90° at noon between the tropics twice per year. Hence,long-term shaded slopes in mountain landscapes do not exist. Lengths of day and night stay almost the same at the equator (approx. 12 h.), while at the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, minimum and maximum day lengths vary within a time span from 10.5 to 13.5 h. As a result marked thermal seasons are absent in the tropical climates.
Keywords:
| "Warm" and "Cold" tropics - "Humid" and "Arid" tropics - Diurnal Temperature Amplitude - ITCZ |
