ESS101C
Prof.
Jin-Yi Yu
Seasonal Temperature Contrast
qThe seasonal temperature
contrast is referred to the range of temperature extremes between summer and winter.
qThe combination of an eccentric orbit and a tilted spin axis
means that the
seasonal temperature contrast is different in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres.
qThe Southern Hemisphere experiences a larger seasonal temperature contrast than the Northern Hemisphere.
(from Earth’s Climate: Past and Future)