Climate

Marine (maritime or oceanic) climate A climate dominated by the ocean. Because of the moderating effect of water, sites having this climate are considered relatively mild.


Definition: A climate that takes on the characteristics of an upwind ocean surface.




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WHAT IS CLIMATE?

conditions of the atmosphere at a particular location over a long period of time; it is the long-term summation of the atmospheric elements (and their variations) that, over short time periods, constitute weather. These elements are solar radiation, temperature, humidity, precipitation (type, frequency, and amount), atmospheric pressure, and wind (speed and direction).
From the ancient Greek origins of the word (klíma, “an inclination or slope”—e.g., of the Sun's rays; a latitude zone of the Earth; a clime), and from its earliest usage in English, climate has been understood to mean the atmospheric conditions that prevail in a given region or zone. In the older form, �...