Weather: A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to DayD. Appleton, 1887 - 472 pagini |
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Pagina 26
... blows nearly in a circle round their centre . Just south of one of the cyclones , the isobar of 29 · 9 ins . ( 760 mm . ) forms a small sort of nearly circular loop , enclosing lower pressure ; this is called a " secondary cyclone ...
... blows nearly in a circle round their centre . Just south of one of the cyclones , the isobar of 29 · 9 ins . ( 760 mm . ) forms a small sort of nearly circular loop , enclosing lower pressure ; this is called a " secondary cyclone ...
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... these circumstances the general character of the weather and the direction of the wind everywhere would be the same ; the only difference would be that the wind would blow a hard gale in the first , and only 28 WEATHER .
... these circumstances the general character of the weather and the direction of the wind everywhere would be the same ; the only difference would be that the wind would blow a hard gale in the first , and only 28 WEATHER .
Pagina 29
... blow a hard gale in the first , and only a moderate breeze in the second case ; and that what was a sharp squall in the one would be a quiet shower in the other . This is one of the fundamental principles of synoptic meteorology -that ...
... blow a hard gale in the first , and only a moderate breeze in the second case ; and that what was a sharp squall in the one would be a quiet shower in the other . This is one of the fundamental principles of synoptic meteorology -that ...
Pagina 31
... blows somewhat across the isobars , while in rear it has little or no incurvature , and blows nearly parallel to the isobars . The velocity or force of the wind will depend on the closeness of the isobars . In the diagram they are much ...
... blows somewhat across the isobars , while in rear it has little or no incurvature , and blows nearly parallel to the isobars . The velocity or force of the wind will depend on the closeness of the isobars . In the diagram they are much ...
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... blows harder than it had done before , and comes in squalls from the north- west , while the whole aspect of the sky and character of weather are changed . The air is cold and dry , the sky is higher and harder , some patches of blue ...
... blows harder than it had done before , and comes in squalls from the north- west , while the whole aspect of the sky and character of weather are changed . The air is cold and dry , the sky is higher and harder , some patches of blue ...
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Weather: A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to Day Ralph Abercromby Vizualizare completă - 1887 |
Weather: A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to Day Ralph Abercromby Vizualizare completă - 1887 |
Weather: A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to Day Ralph Abercromby Vizualizare completă - 1887 |
Termeni și expresii frecvente
appearance ascensional associated Atlantic atmosphere atmospheric circulation bad weather barogram barographic barometer blows blue sky Britain called calm centre changes chapter circulation cirro-cumulus cirro-stratus cirrus cirrus-stripes cold cumulo-nimbus curve cyclones and anticyclones depression develop diagram direction diurnal variation east eddies England Europe explain Fahr fall festooned fleecy forecasting front gale give gradients halo heat hour instance isotherms kind of cloud low pressure marked mercury meteogram meteorology miles monsoon motion moving nature nearly north-east north-west northern hemisphere observer pampero patches of blue portion prognostics radiation rear reason rise rotation round secondary sequence of weather shapes of isobars showers slope sometimes south-east south-west squall station storm straight isobars strato-cumulus stratus striæ stripe suppose surface synoptic charts synoptic meteorology temperature thunderstorms tion trace tropical cyclones tropics trough upper currents usually vapour veer velocity wedge Weilbach whole wind
Pasaje populare
Pagina 58 - Well! If the Bard was weather-wise, who made The grand old ballad of Sir Patrick Spence, This night, so tranquil now, will not go hence Unroused by winds, that ply a busier trade Than those which mould yon cloud in lazy flakes, Or the dull sobbing draft, that moans and...
Pagina i - Professor of Astronomy in the College of New Jersey. With numerous Illustrations. $2.00. New York : D. APPLETON & CO., 1, 3, & 5 Bond StreetThe International Scientific Sertes-lCnntinued.) 35. VOLCANOES : What they Are and what they Teach.
Pagina ii - Professor of Classics and English Literature, University College, Auckland, New Zealand, author of "The Historical Method," etc. $1.75. 55. EARTHQUAKES AND OTHER EARTH MOVEMENTS. By JOHN MILNE, Professor of Mining and Geology in the Imperial College of Engineering, Tokio, Japan. With 38 Figures. $1.75.
Pagina ii - Correspondent of the Institute. With 148 Illustrations. $1.75. 46. THE ORGANS OF SPEECH AND THEIR APPLICATION IN THE FORMATION OF ARTICULATE SOUNDS. By GH VON MBYER, Professor in Ordinary of Anatomy at the University of Zurich.