Earth Science 7-Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Latitude/Longitude
24 degrees 28 minutes North / 54 Degrees 22 minutes South [1]
Elevation 27 meters/88 ft. [1] Large Body of Water[2] Persian Gulf
Contents
CLIMATE
Avg. Temperature
Winter Low- 50 degrees F[1] High-118 degrees F Summer Avg.-75 degrees F
Avg. Rainfall Time Span- Nov. to March Rainfall- 12 cm per year
Climate Classification:
BWH,BWK(arid or desert, just below sub-tropical)
Monthly averages( Precipitation and temperature) °F | °C January Avg low: 58° Avg hi: 74° Avg precip: NA February Avg low: 60° Avg hi: 77° Avg precip: NA March Avg low: 64° Avg hi: 82° Avg precip: NA April Avg low: 70° Avg hi: 91° Avg precip: NA May Avg low: 77° Avg hi: 100° Avg precip: NA June Avg low: 82° Avg hi: 103° Avg precip: NA July Avg low: 85° Avg hi: 105° Avg precip: NA August Avg low: 86° Avg hi: 106° Avg precip: NA September Avg low: 81° Avg hi: 102° Avg precip: 0 in October Avg low: 74° Avg hi: 95° Avg precip: NA November Avg low: 68° Avg hi: 87° Avg precip: NA December Avg low: 62° Avg hi: 78° Avg precip: NA
'Similar Cities in Climate
1. Santiago,Chile
a. Climate Zone- BWH
2. Alice Springs, Australia- Bwh Earth Science 7-Alice Springs, Australia
Factors That Regulate Climate
Abu Dhabi is on the Persian Gulf, which is the area of the UAE with the maximum temperature(MAX Temp.:118 degrees F- 48 Degrees C). The Coastline has the biggest effect on the country making it generally hot and dry.Away from the coastline, UAE gets cooler with increasing Altitude,but even in the winter it is never below freezing.The Al Hajar Arghabi Mountains have a cooler temperature because of their high altitude, but are rural to the city.Otther than that there are some hills, and the rest is desert, and even then it's all desert for about a hundred miles until the Arghabi mountains. Because of the dry, windy, and sandy coast, with a lack of vegetation, UAE occasionally has dust storms, which severely limit visibility. So Abu DHAbi is generaly very hot,deserty,and flat.[1]
Air Pressure: The influences on the atmospheric pressure sytems in Abu Dhabi are the Siberian Anticyclone(area of high pressure)in the winter and in summer the Asiatic low over south- central Asia.
Winds:
Abu Dhabi's prevailing winds are mostly from the north-west. This reduces the humidity in Abu Dhabi because it blows the water vapor from the Persian Gulf away from the city.[1]
Not Similar City
Moscow, Russia:
Climate zone: Dfb- Humid Continental.
Differences: Moscow has severe winters, no dry season, and warm summers. Unlike Abu Dhabi, most of the time Moscow is very cold. Abu Dhabi is hot and dry, mostly. Also Moscow is very humid, is sub-arctic, and has very low air pressure. Abu Dhabi has high air pressure, and is extremely dry.
Geology
Tectonic Plate Boundary Near Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi lies on the Arabian Plate, and is around 1,200 kilometers from the nearest plate boundary.
Rocks that Underlie Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi lies on a downward slope between the basement of the Arabian Peninsula and the mountains of Oman's Musandam Peninsula. To the north it lies on a sedimentary basin in the Zagros Mountain Front. In the territorial Front of Abu Dhabi there are only a few very old rocks. Some wells drilled have penetrated Permian and Pre-Permian clastic rocks. Abu Dhabi mainly underlies salt, though, mostly offshore.
References:
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[[2]]-Nov. 14 2010
Google Earth-Nov. 14 2010
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