LACEMOPS

FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE

L = LATITUDE

LOWER LATITUDES RECEIVE MORE DIRECT SUN

A = AIR MASS

C = CONTINENTALITY

• POSITION ON A • CONTINENT

BIG WATER MODERATESTEMPERATURE

E = ELEVATIONHIGHER ELEVATION = LOWER TEMPERATURE

LOWER ELEVATION = HIGHER TEMPERATURE

M = MOUNTAIN BARRIERS

OROGRAPHIC EFFECT

O = OCEAN CURRENTS

P = PRESSURE CELLS

AIR ALWAYS FLOWS FROM HIGH TO LOW PRESSURE

S = STORMS

LACEMOPSFACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE

L = LATITUDEA = AIR MASSES

C = CONTINENTALITYE = ELEVATION

M = MOUNTAIN BARRIERSO = OCEAN CURRENTS

P = PRESSURE CELLSS = STORMS