Atlantic climate: what is, characteristics, flora and fauna

The Atlantic Climate, or also known by the names of British climate, Oceanic climate or maritime climatemainly is represented by soft temperatures and abundant rainfall, which occur because of the proximity that this area has with the Atlantic Ocean.

To learn more about this type of climate, we will talk about its characteristics, as well as the plants and animals of the Atlantic climate.

He Atlantic or oceanic climate It has the following characteristics:

• Geographically it is distributed mainly in the western coastal areas of the continents, being in countries such as (London) United Kingdom, (Bilbao and La Coruña) northern Spain, (Dublin) Ireland, in Canada, (Temuco) in southern Chile, Bogotá (Colombia) and in southern Argentina.
• Its proximity to the ocean causes abundant rainfall well distributed throughout the year, although with a small descent in the summer. The amount of rainwater falls usually exceeds 1,000 mm annually, and sometimes rainfall can reach 2000 mm.
• In the areas of oceanic climate the winters are soft or cold and fresh summers, although temperatures decrease in the territories closest to the poles.
• It has a thermal amplitude between 10 and 15 ºC thanks to the proximity to the ocean and its thermoregulator effect.
• The temperatures that usually occur in winter are between 0-10 ºC and in summer they increase a bit to 20-22 ºC. The fact that such low temperatures are not usually given is also due to the proximity to the ocean.
• The abundant and constant rainfall make the rivers of these areas regular and caudalosos, such as the Seine River that passes through Paris or the Thames that passes through the city of London.
• Morning mists are very frequent due to high levels of humidity. Relative humidity is greater than 75% also making the presence of clouds in the sky constant.
• The winds in the areas characterized by this climate are wet and come from the west, developing persistent rains when they are put into contract with the earth’s surface.
• The areas with oceanic climate are suitable for the growth of pastures, so livestock with the breeding of cows and sheep.
• It presents great vegetation as a consequence of the great rainfall that does not allow the erosion of the soil.

The Atlantic climate vegetation It is very varied and abundant thanks to existing climatic conditions: soft temperatures and important rainfall. In the areas that this weather is present, the forests formed by deciduous trees, that is, they are trees that lose their leaves when winter arrives, to be able to rebuild in the spring sold. Among the existing forests in this climate we find:

• Mountain forests: It is located in the areas with greater altitude, thus differentiating from the lowest areas.
• Wet temperate forests: They are at a medium altitude, and receive large amounts of water from rainfall.
• Lourifolian forests: o Temperate jungle, located in wet areas, and sometimes presents small frosts, however in the absence of them, they are warm jungles in which large trees develop.

Among the Atlantic climate plants, trees and some of the species found in these forests are:Fagus Sylvatica), the chestnut (Castanea sativa), Arboreal ferns (Dicksonia Selowian) or the oaks (Quercus). In addition, extensive meadows also predominate, as long as temperatures are not too low, and thickets.

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The Atlantic climate fauna It is very diverse thanks to the characteristics that this climate presents. Some of the Atlantic Climate Animals species are:

• Birds: Gaviotas, turtled turtles, royal angels, swallow, laundresses, ostrears, horny, alionines, verderones, hummingbirds or coal strikers.
• Mammals: The gray seal, the European otter, the minke whale, rodents, weaves, the red deer or the European deer, gamos, hedgehogs, rabbits, music, bears, wild boars, foxes, coyotes, squirrels and mapaches.
• Reptiles: The carcolera snake, the green boba snake, the Crubabel Cruz Rayada viper, the Vivipara lizard or the European common viper.
• Fish: The pilgrim shark, this being the second largest fish in the world, are also tents and rainbow trout.
• Amphibians: The Andean Marsupial frog, the cheteal frog of Quito, the common triton, toads and tritones.
• Insects: Butterflies, moths and spiders.

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