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LONGITUDE
150
120
90
60
30
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
80
80
-35
-40
-35
60
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
40
40
20
20
0
0
20
20
40
40
5
60
0
60
-5
-5
-10
90
60
30
0
30
60
90
150
120
120
150
180
LONGITUDE
150
120
90
60
30
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
80
80
0
5
10
15
60
40
40
25
20
20
0
0
20
20
40
40
5
-5
-10
-15
-
60
-25
-30
60
-35
90
60
30
0
30
60
90
150
120
120
150
180
Figure 3.15
Mean sea-level temperatures in January and July. The approximate positions of the thermal equator are shown by
the dashed line.
Source: After Barry and Chorley (2003)
substance by 1
o
C. This is defined at a constant pressure
because adding heat normally alters the volume/
pressure relationship of the substance. The specific
heat of still air at 10
C is 1ยท010 J g
-1
NOTE
1
The specific heat of a substance is the amount of
heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of that
C
-1
.
