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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... becomes at last warmer than that of the land , and a counter current from the land to the sea sets in . This circular motion in a vertical plane may be compared to the revolutions of a wheel . If there be no difference of temperature ...
... becomes at last warmer than that of the land , and a counter current from the land to the sea sets in . This circular motion in a vertical plane may be compared to the revolutions of a wheel . If there be no difference of temperature ...
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... become more or less easterly , in the direction E. , SE . , S .; in the southern hemisphere , as a north wind , it will displace the polar current , which has be- come easterly like the other , in the direction E. , NE . , N. Hence , on ...
... become more or less easterly , in the direction E. , SE . , S .; in the southern hemisphere , as a north wind , it will displace the polar current , which has be- come easterly like the other , in the direction E. , NE . , N. Hence , on ...
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... become south - westerly . The configuration of the land about the Indian Ocean produces this pheno- menon on the most ... becomes subse- quently easterly . We are as yet without observations to control our conclusions relative to this ...
... become south - westerly . The configuration of the land about the Indian Ocean produces this pheno- menon on the most ... becomes subse- quently easterly . We are as yet without observations to control our conclusions relative to this ...
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... becomes more easterly the longer it lasts , and therefore that a NE . wind is a N. wind which has come from higher latitudes than the wind which reaches us as a N. wind ; and similarly , that a SW . wind is a S. wind which has come from ...
... becomes more easterly the longer it lasts , and therefore that a NE . wind is a N. wind which has come from higher latitudes than the wind which reaches us as a N. wind ; and similarly , that a SW . wind is a S. wind which has come from ...
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... become less frequent and less violent in April . Now the easterly winds break in suddenly , clouds collect and darken the sky , while there are incessant thunder - storms by day and night , and waterspouts are very common . If the wind ...
... become less frequent and less violent in April . Now the easterly winds break in suddenly , clouds collect and darken the sky , while there are incessant thunder - storms by day and night , and waterspouts are very common . If the wind ...
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The Law of Storms Considered in Connection with the Ordinary Movements of ... Heinrich Wilhelm Dove,Robert Henry Scott Visualização integral - 1861 |
The Law of Storms: Considered in Connection with the Ordinary Movements of ... Heinrich Wilhelm Dove Visualização integral - 1862 |
The Law of Storms: Considered in Connection with the Ordinary Movements of ... Heinrich Wilhelm Dove Visualização integral - 1862 |
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