PPTChap2shengtai全球气候系统.ppt

Ecosystem distribution of ecosystems is predictable from global patterns of wind and ocean circulation 从全球风能和海洋环流模式，生态系统的生态系统分布是可以预测的 温度 冰 苔原 北方针叶林 温带森林 温带草原 降水 地中海灌木林 沙漠和干旱灌丛带 热带和亚热带森林 稀树草原 1月 7月 12月 雅库茨克 巴罗 金博尔 * Climate is the state factor which is most important in explaining global patterns of ecosystem distribution and function. That’s why we have tundra near the poles or mountain tops and rainforest near the equator. * Let’s start by trying to understand the average energy budget of Earth. Over a year, on average the amount of incoming energy must be balanced by the same amount of e