Describe and account for the continental subarctic climate

      

Describe and account for the continental subarctic climate

  

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-Winters are long and cold;This is because of the apparent movement of the sun.
-Winter temperature are very low;This is due to the effect of polar continental air masses, which in winter are stable and cold
-Summers are very short and cool;This is because the angle of the sun is oblique and the area being heated is large.
-The annual temperature ranges are great;This is because of the extreme temperature differences between summer and winter
-Precipitaion is low;This is because of the very low temperature which reduces the rate of evaporation hence there is very little moisture in the atmosphere
-The precipitation is in the form of snow and mainly received in summer when temperature are fairly modrate for some evaporation to occur leading humidity in the air
-The area experiences cyclonic rainfall which is caused by polar maritime air masses
Githiari answered the question on October 25, 2017 at 13:49


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