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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... rising in the east , and going from left to right across the south meridian to the west . This , of course , should be reversed in southern latitudes generally ; Permanent winds turn the vane only in a direct sense INTRODUCTION . 15.
... rising in the east , and going from left to right across the south meridian to the west . This , of course , should be reversed in southern latitudes generally ; Permanent winds turn the vane only in a direct sense INTRODUCTION . 15.
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... rise of temperature , the air increases in volume , rises , and flows away in the upper strata of the atmosphere , while , owing to the same rise of temperature , the evapora- tion is increased , and with it , the elastic force of the ...
... rise of temperature , the air increases in volume , rises , and flows away in the upper strata of the atmosphere , while , owing to the same rise of temperature , the evapora- tion is increased , and with it , the elastic force of the ...
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... rise to a sort of monsoon . The difference between such winds and the true monsoons is , that in the latter case the winds have directions opposite to each other , while in the former the directions are inclined to each other at an ...
... rise to a sort of monsoon . The difference between such winds and the true monsoons is , that in the latter case the winds have directions opposite to each other , while in the former the directions are inclined to each other at an ...
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... rising , and it therefore absorbs moisture , instead of losing it in the form of rain . We see accordingly that while the southerly current loses the aqueous vapour which it brought with it in constantly recurring discharges of rain ...
... rising , and it therefore absorbs moisture , instead of losing it in the form of rain . We see accordingly that while the southerly current loses the aqueous vapour which it brought with it in constantly recurring discharges of rain ...
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... fact of its motion in a channel which is continually widening . Air , when it is expanding , falls in temperature , instead of rising ; so • that during the gradual lateral extension of the current 84 THE CHANGEABLE WINDS .
... fact of its motion in a channel which is continually widening . Air , when it is expanding , falls in temperature , instead of rising ; so • that during the gradual lateral extension of the current 84 THE CHANGEABLE WINDS .
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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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