Elevation is the action or fact of rising or being raised to a higher or more important level, state or position.
There are different ways of proving this.
- Fly in an airplane at a high altitude and dive deep down the ocean in the same location. You will notice that at a high temperature and the opposite is experienced deep in the ocean.
- When you go up a mountain you will discover that the higher you go the cooler it becomes and the opposite is experienced when you go down the mountain.
- This may also be proven by countries that don’t snow but the peaks of the mountains snow eg Mt Kenya in Africa.
- A simple explanation I gave before was to fly in an airplane. Touch the window as the plane ascends or above sea level. You will notice that the windows will be feeling cooler, compared to how it was before the flight took off (1)
The reason why elevation affects climate is this. As you go higher up the atmosphere experiences less pressure. As the gas existing in the atmosphere rises, it starts feeling less pressure thus causing it to expand. (2)
The elevation is also shown on the map. These are called topographic maps. They are represented with different colors on the map. (3)
The animals that live on the mountains or higher altitude tend to have more fur than other animals while those that live on the lower altitude have less fur though they are of the same species. (4)
The higher the elevation the lower the atmosphere and therefore the lower the temperature; the lower the elevation the higher the atmosphere and therefore the higher the temperature.(2)
- https://www.mainenewsonline.com/how-does-elevation-affect-climate/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5cIZJwSR9o
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YPavdwYbeA
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/160206-animals-arctic-winter-science-coats-seasons
Dear Denis,
It is nice to see your new post up!
I learnt two very fascinating things. Something I found interesting, was that despite the same species the difference of fur was still prevalent; “The animals that live on the mountains or higher altitude tend to have more fur than other animals while those that live on the lower altitude have less fur though they are of the same species.” And second, the use of topographic maps are a nice touch, Denis. I have been researching them recently, and they are very useful for research around climate, elevation, environmental disasters, and aviation.
It was a nice read; and I have some suggestions for articles with some effects; both in Canada and Kenya!
Canada: “High elevation fog and precipitation chemistry in southern Canada” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/135223109500153P
Kenya: “The Effect of civil aviation regulations on the growth of the domestic airline industry in Kenya”
https://su-plus.strathmore.edu/bitstream/handle/11071/6671/The%20Effect%20of%20civil%20aviation%20regulations%20on%20the%20growth%20of%20the%20domestic%20airline%20industry%20in%20Kenya.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
Have a great time researching!
Warm regards,
Galicia.
Thank you very much for the nice comment on my research. I would also look forward to reading your Research so that I can learn something new. I look forward to your suggestions and try as much to do the research.
Have a nice time.
Hi Dennis,
Very informative post!
It’s nice to see you had the information and the proof to back up what you were saying. What are your next steps from here for your next post? You could research climate change due to pollution if you are interested. I can provide some links to get you started!
https://www.iass-potsdam.de/en/output/dossiers/air-pollution-and-climate-change
https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/pubs/air-quality-final_508.pdf
you could also research how covid is affecting the environment. Here are some links for that.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/subtopics/coronavirus-and-climate-change/
https://news.mit.edu/2021/how-will-covid-19-ultimately-impact-climate-change-0129
Good luck!
Thank you very much. It would be my pleasure to do research on how covid has affected the environment.