Learn about weather & climate change

Introduction

Weather (or meteorological) variables are measured at all ECN terrestrial sites. As we build up data on the weather at the sites we can begin to address questions about climate change, such as 'do we see any evidence of climate change at the sites?' and 'can we detect any effects of climate change on plants and animals at the sites?'.

This series of tutorials will help you to understand weather and climate change better (see below for more details about what you can expect to learn).

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How to use

The tutorials are arranged in order, and it is best to work through them in sequence. Some tutorials have questions and excercises to help you explore further and test your knowledge. Teachers may wish to refer to the explanatory notes.

◄ Use the main menu to navigate through the tutorials. You can also move through the sections using the forward and back arrows on each page

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Contents

Topic ▼
1. Weather: air masses & fronts 1.1 Air masses 1.2 Fronts 1.2.1 Warm fronts 1.2.2 Cold fronts 1.2.3 Occluded fronts
2. Weather: anticyclones & depressions 2.1 Anticyclones 2.2 Depressions
3. Climate 3.1 Factors affecting climate 3.2 Climate variation in the UK 3.3 Greenhouse gases 3.4 Climate change: introduction 3.5 Climate change in the UK 3.6 Climate change impacts 3.6.1 Observed impacts 3.6.2 Predicted impacts 3.7 Responding to climate change 3.7.1 Mitigation 3.7.2 Adaptation

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These pages were originally developed by Daniel Jackson, a student at Liverpool Hope University College, as part of a final year BSc (Hons) Geography project. They were updated in 2011 by Andrew Sier, CEH. Information is provided in good faith and is, to the best of our knowledge, correct. If you believe we have made an error, please contact us.