Weather: A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to DayD. Appleton, 1887 - 472 pagini |
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Pagina 11
... 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 doubt that the sun's heat is the prime ...
... 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 doubt that the sun's heat is the prime ...
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... miles per hour and metres per second is given . BEAUFORT'S SCALE OF WIND . VELOCITY . Miles Metres per 20 WEATHER .
... miles per hour and metres per second is given . BEAUFORT'S SCALE OF WIND . VELOCITY . Miles Metres per 20 WEATHER .
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... Miles Metres per per FORCE . 0. Calm . 1. Light air . 2. Light breeze . 3. Gentle breeze . 4. Moderate breeze./ 5. Fresh breeze . 6. Strong breeze . Or just sufficient to give steerage way ... Or that in which a 1 to 2 knots 13 - hour ...
... Miles Metres per per FORCE . 0. Calm . 1. Light air . 2. Light breeze . 3. Gentle breeze . 4. Moderate breeze./ 5. Fresh breeze . 6. Strong breeze . Or just sufficient to give steerage way ... Or that in which a 1 to 2 knots 13 - hour ...
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... miles an hour ; but that the anticyclones , on the contrary , are usually stationary for days , and sometimes for months together . We should also note that , though the general principles of prognostics and the broad features of the ...
... miles an hour ; but that the anticyclones , on the contrary , are usually stationary for days , and sometimes for months together . We should also note that , though the general principles of prognostics and the broad features of the ...
Pagina 112
... miles distant from the observer . The atmo- sphere being nearly calm up to the height of twelve or fourteen thousand feet , the cumulus preserves its hemi- spherical form , and an enormous aggregate of cloud- matter is produced , the ...
... miles distant from the observer . The atmo- sphere being nearly calm up to the height of twelve or fourteen thousand feet , the cumulus preserves its hemi- spherical form , and an enormous aggregate of cloud- matter is produced , the ...
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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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