Mountain Climatology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23735937 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara Mark (0000-0002-4500-7957, The Ohio State University, corresponding author), Bryan G Mark |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | International Encyclopedia of Geography (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0836 |
| OpenAlex | W4235311228 |
| ISBN | 9781118786352 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
Mountain climatology is the study of processes and atmospheric phenomena caused by protrusions of the lithosphere into the atmosphere. The nature and scale of these processes varies, as do the effects, depending on the type of mountains involved and location relative to prevailing winds. Fundamentally, mountains have vertically heterogeneous climatic zones, often capped by snow and ice. The diversity of mountain climates preside over Earth's most biodiverse ecosystems that are also most sensitive to change. Mountain climatology remains a relatively small and specialized subject area within geography that faces inherent challenges for data gathering, but it has a rich history and growing multidisciplinary relevance. Ongoing research includes monitoring high‐altitude climatic change, extracting archives to document changes from paleoclimate proxies, and integrating new technologies of observation and measurement with modeling studies to better connect dynamics across scales.
Altitude (triangle) · Climate change · Climatology · Geography · Meteorology · Paleoclimatology · Physical geography · Snow · Cryospheric studies and observations · Environmental Science · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Landslides and related hazards · Oceanography
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |