Weather: A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to DayD. Appleton, 1887 - 472 pagini |
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... latter found that on an average it did not set in hard till January . The emperor made his plans accordingly ; a sharp spell of cold came in December , and the army was lost . It has now been thoroughly recognized that statistics give a ...
... latter found that on an average it did not set in hard till January . The emperor made his plans accordingly ; a sharp spell of cold came in December , and the army was lost . It has now been thoroughly recognized that statistics give a ...
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... latter fact gave the explanation of several rain - prognostics . For instance , when walls sweat , stones grow black , and clouds form on hilltops , rain may be expected almost all the world over . But even when these reasons had been ...
... latter fact gave the explanation of several rain - prognostics . For instance , when walls sweat , stones grow black , and clouds form on hilltops , rain may be expected almost all the world over . But even when these reasons had been ...
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... latter depends on the motion of the cyclone , which cannot be shown on a chart . Perhaps the following illustration may help to explain the nature of the trough . Suppose the cyclone represented the inside of a conical crater , if we ...
... latter depends on the motion of the cyclone , which cannot be shown on a chart . Perhaps the following illustration may help to explain the nature of the trough . Suppose the cyclone represented the inside of a conical crater , if we ...
Pagina 78
... latter seems to be very suitable . The origin of this form will be readily understood by the following example . One summer evening in London , towards sunset , the author saw a flat - based cumulus , like that marked a 1 in Fig . 12 ...
... latter seems to be very suitable . The origin of this form will be readily understood by the following example . One summer evening in London , towards sunset , the author saw a flat - based cumulus , like that marked a 1 in Fig . 12 ...
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... latter might be thought to be indicative of coming danger . Clouds must always be judged by their antecedents and surroundings . The gradual growth of cirrus - fibres after cumulus in England , and the general appearance of the weather ...
... latter might be thought to be indicative of coming danger . Clouds must always be judged by their antecedents and surroundings . The gradual growth of cirrus - fibres after cumulus in England , and the general appearance of the weather ...
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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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