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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... violent disturbances of the atmo- sphere , certain general conditions will exist , which are common to them all , as well in their origin as in their subsequent course , although the appearances which they present may exhibit ...
... violent disturbances of the atmo- sphere , certain general conditions will exist , which are common to them all , as well in their origin as in their subsequent course , although the appearances which they present may exhibit ...
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... violent storms do not occur at the breaking - up of the monsoon , but some time afterwards . According to Horsburgh ( India Directory , vol . ii . p . 200 ) , the months of October and May are the months of change for the SW . and NE ...
... violent storms do not occur at the breaking - up of the monsoon , but some time afterwards . According to Horsburgh ( India Directory , vol . ii . p . 200 ) , the months of October and May are the months of change for the SW . and NE ...
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... violent motion , forces its way along the coast , and produces instead of a calm a SSW . wind , when the coast has a N. and S. direction : SW . when its direction is from SW . to NE . , and finally S. when the direction of the coast is ...
... violent motion , forces its way along the coast , and produces instead of a calm a SSW . wind , when the coast has a N. and S. direction : SW . when its direction is from SW . to NE . , and finally S. when the direction of the coast is ...
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... violent hail , and at last rain ; and if I find that a cold W. or N. wind ensues afterwards , I am justified in assuming that this latter wind has acted suddenly and in a decisive way in mass , as a cold body , on the warm air in which ...
... violent hail , and at last rain ; and if I find that a cold W. or N. wind ensues afterwards , I am justified in assuming that this latter wind has acted suddenly and in a decisive way in mass , as a cold body , on the warm air in which ...
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... violent , they sometimes shift to NE . and blow for several days together , or else end in a calm which is followed by a S. wind . If this latter become rather westerly it is accompanied by rainy weather and squalls , and it often comes ...
... violent , they sometimes shift to NE . and blow for several days together , or else end in a calm which is followed by a S. wind . If this latter become rather westerly it is accompanied by rainy weather and squalls , and it often comes ...
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