Weather and Climate Mind map

1. Climate

1.1. Measured in

1.1.1. Temperature

1.1.2. Humidity

1.1.3. Atmospheric pressure

1.1.4. Wind

1.1.5. Precipitation

1.1.6. Clouds

1.2. Instruments used to measure climate

1.2.1. Barometer measures pressure

1.2.2. Humidity is measured using Hygrometer

1.2.3. Temperature measured using thermometer in Stevenson screen

1.2.4. okta is a unit of measurement used to describe the amount of cloud cover at any given location such as a weather station. Sky conditions are estimated in terms of how many eighths of the sky are covered in cloud, ranging from 0 oktas (completely clear sky) through to 8 oktas (completely overcast).

1.2.5. Types of precipitation include hail, sleet, snow, rain, and drizzle. The instrument for the measurement of rainfall is the 203mm (8 inch) rain gauge.

2. Types of weather

2.1. Summer

2.2. Winter

2.3. Autumn

2.4. Spring

3. Meteorologist studies weather

4. Causes of weather changes

4.1. the amount of solar energy received because of latitude

4.2. the area's elevation or proximity to mountains

4.3. nearness to large bodies of water and relative temperatures of land and water

4.4. the number of such storm systems as cyclones, hurricanes, and thunderstorms resulting from air-mass differences

4.5. the distribution of air pressure over the land and nearest oceans, which produces varying wind and air mass patterns.