Weather: A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to DayD. Appleton, 1887 - 472 pagini |
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... 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 BAROMETER ...
... 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 BAROMETER ...
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... 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 , and developed ...
... 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 , and developed ...
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... given moment , instead of the mean value for a month or year . We shall refer to the results which have been thus obtained more fully presently . Then by tabulating statistics of the relative frequency of different winds at sea , many ...
... given moment , instead of the mean value for a month or year . We shall refer to the results which have been thus obtained more fully presently . Then by tabulating statistics of the relative frequency of different winds at sea , many ...
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... Given an earth surrounded by fifty miles of damp air , and a sun at varying altitude , and of varying radiative energy , deduce from that all the diverse changes of weather . This is doubtless a very tempting ideal , for there is no ...
... Given an earth surrounded by fifty miles of damp air , and a sun at varying altitude , and of varying radiative energy , deduce from that all the diverse changes of weather . This is doubtless a very tempting ideal , for there is no ...
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... given to synoptic meteorology in all parts of the world , still the results obtained by different investigators remain buried in the scattered transactions of innumerable societies , and no book at present exists which contains a ...
... given to synoptic meteorology in all parts of the world , still the results obtained by different investigators remain buried in the scattered transactions of innumerable societies , and no book at present exists which contains a ...
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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 associated Atlantic atmosphere atmospheric circulation bad weather barogram barographic blow blue sky Britain called calm centre changes chapter circulation cirro-cumulus cirro-stratus cirrus cirrus-stripes cold cumulo-nimbus cumulus curve cyclones and anticyclones depression develop diagram direction diurnal variation east eddies England Europe explain Fahr fall festooned forecasting front gale give gradients gusts halo heat inch influence instance intensity isotherms latitude low pressure marked mercury meteogram meteorology millimetres monsoon motion moving nature nearly north-east north-west northern hemisphere observer pampero portion prognostics radiation rear reason rotation round secondary sequence of weather shapes of isobars showers sometimes south-east south-west squall station storm straight isobars strato-cumulus stratus striæ stripe suppose surface synoptic charts synoptic meteorology temperature thermal slope thermogram thunderstorms tion trace tropical cyclone tropics trough type of weather upper currents usually V-depression vapour veer velocity wedge Weilbach whole wind
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