Weather: A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to DayD. Appleton, 1887 - 472 pagini |
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Pagina xxiii
... reason be given why the same weather was not always preceded by the same signs . A halo sometimes precedes a storm ; why does it not always do so ? Why is rain sometimes preceded by a soft sky , and sometimes by hard clouds ? THE ...
... reason be given why the same weather was not always preceded by the same signs . A halo sometimes precedes a storm ; why does it not always do so ? Why is rain sometimes preceded by a soft sky , and sometimes by hard clouds ? THE ...
Pagina xxiii
... reason could be given for these apparent exceptions , and the whole science of barometric readings seemed to be shrouded in mystery . STATISTICS . The science of probabilities came into existence about the commencement of this century ...
... reason could be given for these apparent exceptions , and the whole science of barometric readings seemed to be shrouded in mystery . STATISTICS . The science of probabilities came into existence about the commencement of this century ...
Pagina xxiii
... , soon abandoned , for reasons which will be explained farther on in this work , After the isobars have been put in , lines are usually drawn through all places where the temperature is equal at INTRODUCTORY . 7 Synoptic charts.
... , soon abandoned , for reasons which will be explained farther on in this work , After the isobars have been put in , lines are usually drawn through all places where the temperature is equal at INTRODUCTORY . 7 Synoptic charts.
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... reason why the indications sometimes fail ; but also the reason why rain , for instance , is some- times foretold by one prognostic , and sometimes by a totally different one . On the other hand , it not only gives a more extended ...
... reason why the indications sometimes fail ; but also the reason why rain , for instance , is some- times foretold by one prognostic , and sometimes by a totally different one . On the other hand , it not only gives a more extended ...
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... reasons had been discovered , the science flagged . A large number of rain - prognostics could not be shown by any means to depend on an increase of moisture , and , as vapour cannot grow in the air , some explanation was needed to ...
... reasons had been discovered , the science flagged . A large number of rain - prognostics could not be shown by any means to depend on an increase of moisture , and , as vapour cannot grow in the air , some explanation was needed to ...
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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 |
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appearance ascensional Atlantic anticyclone atmosphere atmospheric circulation barogram barographic blue sky Britain calm centre changes chapter circulation cirro-cumulus cirro-stratus cirrus cirrus-stripes cold cumulo-nimbus cumulus curve cyclones and anticyclones depression develop diagram direction distribution of pressure diurnal variation east eddies England Europe explain fall festooned forecasting front gale give gradients halo heat hour inch influence instance intensity isotherms low pressure marked mercury meteogram meteorology miles monsoon motion moving nature nearly non-isobaric north-east north-west northern hemisphere observer pampero portion prognostics radiation rain rainfall rear reason rising barometer round Scandinavia 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 type of weather upper currents usually vapour velocity weather-changes wedge Weilbach whole wind
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