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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... cold air sinks over the surface of the sea , as it does in the shade of a passing cloud on a hot summer's day . During the night the land loses its acquired temperature more rapidly than the sea , so that the surface of the latter ...
... cold air sinks over the surface of the sea , as it does in the shade of a passing cloud on a hot summer's day . During the night the land loses its acquired temperature more rapidly than the sea , so that the surface of the latter ...
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... cold air , each of which is thus forced to perform its own circuit . If we assume that the mean breadth of this zone is in- variable throughout the year , and that it moves with the sun through 23 on each side of the equator , we shall ...
... cold air , each of which is thus forced to perform its own circuit . If we assume that the mean breadth of this zone is in- variable throughout the year , and that it moves with the sun through 23 on each side of the equator , we shall ...
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... cold water current , which flows along the coast of Peru , changes its temperature very slightly within the year . In addition to this , the tempera- ture of the land varies between very narrow limits . On Wilkes ' map these winds are ...
... cold water current , which flows along the coast of Peru , changes its temperature very slightly within the year . In addition to this , the tempera- ture of the land varies between very narrow limits . On Wilkes ' map these winds are ...
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... cold , the polar from a cold to a warm region . The characteristic differences of these currents may always be traced to their differences of temperature , and to the differences in the action exerted by the earth on them in their ...
... cold , the polar from a cold to a warm region . The characteristic differences of these currents may always be traced to their differences of temperature , and to the differences in the action exerted by the earth on them in their ...
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... cold air - currents over the warmer area of the Atlantic Ocean , which meet the SW . wind of the southerly current , and , if they displace it , assume a NE . direction . In this case they probably leave the SW . on their eastern side ...
... cold air - currents over the warmer area of the Atlantic Ocean , which meet the SW . wind of the southerly current , and , if they displace it , assume a NE . direction . In this case they probably leave the SW . on their eastern side ...
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