Discuss the various factors responsible for the uneven temperature distribution on Earth's surface.

Factors responsible for uneven temp distribution:

1. Earth's tilt of 23.5°C → presence of various seasons and climate

2. Latitudinal difference → causing variability in insolation [E.g] Equator — highest insolation, poles — lowest insolation

3. Topographic factor → Higher the altitude, lower the temperature. [E.g] Every 165 m from sea level, temperature decreases by 1°C

4. Global wind circulation → Due to presence of high pressure zones

[5.0] Creation of deserts due to lack of cloud formation over 30°-40° latitude due to high pressure.

5. Ocean currents & — Cold ocean currents bring dry cold airmass → Lower temperature over the coastal region [E.g] Atacama desert near Peru current.

6. Atmospheric disturbances like formation of frontal rainfall, orographic rainfall as well cyclonic circulator also impact temperature.

— Prajnanandan Giri · AIR 24