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Algunas Reflexiones Acerca Del Clima De Las Islas Canarias
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Jaén, María Victoria Marzol Suárez, Pablo Máyer |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | We, as teachers, need to clarify and qualify not only the terms weather, climate and types of weather which are frequently used incorrectly, but also the use of cliches to describe the climate in the Canary Islands. The aim of this article is, therefore, to offer some thoughts about the aforementioned terms and to explain the relationships between them, sometimes ambiguous, in the case of the Canaries. Cliches such as mildness when referring to temperature and scarcity with regard to precipitation are habitual when defi ning the climate in the Canary archipelago; however, the altitude and orientation of the islands relief create marked climatic contrasts so that it is not advisable to use such assertions because they do not refl ect the true situation. Secondly, the most outstanding features of the atmosphere in the Canaries and the main types of weather affecting it, as well as the main characteristics of temperature and precipitation |
| Starting Page | 399 |
| Ending Page | 416 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.divulgameteo.es/fotos/meteoroteca/Reflexiones-clima-Canarias.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
