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Temporary perturbations
Planetary interrelationship
Persistent perturbations
e.g. EI Niño
Perturbations in
oceanic circulation
Latitudinal differences
in solar energy across
the globe
Latent
heat
Sensible
heat
Contrast in ocean
to continent surface
exchanges
Sensible
heat
Latent
heat
Perturbations in
atmospheric constituents
Ocean
Continent
Seasonal and Diurnal
Perturbations
(due to the movement of the
earth around the Sun and its
rotation around its axis)
Continental topography
(e.g. interference by the
Rockies and Andes)
Sensible
heat
Latent
heat
Sensible
heat
Changing continental land
cover (e.g. deforestation
and desertification)
Latent
heat
Changed cover
Original cover
Figure 9.1
Important controls on atmospheric circulation described in the text.
