Section Objectives
After you have completed this section, you will be able to:
- Define and discuss the basic concepts of weather and climate.
- Define the influence of the atmosphere-ocean system on climate.
- Identify and describe major climate zones.
- Describe the effects of the jet streams on local weather.
- Explain the formation of storms, hurricanes, and tornadoes.
- Describe conditions associated with frontal boundaries.
- Relate global climate patterns to geography.
