The Law of Storms Considered in Connection with the Ordinary Movements of the AtmosphereLongman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1862 - 324 páginas |
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... islands in hot climates , which are felt when there is no prevailing wind , are examples of this . If , during the day , the land assumes a higher temperature than the sea , the air in contact with it rises , and the cooler sea - air ...
... islands in hot climates , which are felt when there is no prevailing wind , are examples of this . If , during the day , the land assumes a higher temperature than the sea , the air in contact with it rises , and the cooler sea - air ...
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... Trade - wind in the Atlantic Ocean . In summer this wind commences near the Azores , in winter to the south of the Canary Islands : - Latitude of commencement of NE . Trade in Longitude , 24 THE PERMANENT WINDS . -THE TRADE - WINDS .
... Trade - wind in the Atlantic Ocean . In summer this wind commences near the Azores , in winter to the south of the Canary Islands : - Latitude of commencement of NE . Trade in Longitude , 24 THE PERMANENT WINDS . -THE TRADE - WINDS .
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... take them to the Philippine Islands without altering their course . Maury gives the following table of the exact directions in the four quadrants : - PACIFIC OCEAN . Latitude . 1 Northern Hemisphere . 3 THE UNDER TRADE - WIND . 31.
... take them to the Philippine Islands without altering their course . Maury gives the following table of the exact directions in the four quadrants : - PACIFIC OCEAN . Latitude . 1 Northern Hemisphere . 3 THE UNDER TRADE - WIND . 31.
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... island of St. Vincent , which lies 100 miles west from Barbadoes , and from which it is impos- sible to reach Barbadoes by sea without taking a very circuitous route , in consequence of the direction in which the Trade - wind blows ...
... island of St. Vincent , which lies 100 miles west from Barbadoes , and from which it is impos- sible to reach Barbadoes by sea without taking a very circuitous route , in consequence of the direction in which the Trade - wind blows ...
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Heinrich Wilhelm Dove. Island rose out of the sea , near St. Michael , one of the Azores . The island was raised to a height of 300 feet above the level of the sea , which is 150 feet deep at the place , and it was an English mile in ...
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove. Island rose out of the sea , near St. Michael , one of the Azores . The island was raised to a height of 300 feet above the level of the sea , which is 150 feet deep at the place , and it was an English mile in ...
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