Weather: A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to DayD. Appleton, 1887 - 472 pagini |
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... OBSERVERS . Nature of the problem 390 Prognostics ... 391 The barometer 392 General indications 393 Author's rules for inferring from a barogram whether a gale is going to increase or decrease ... 393 Apparent failures of the barometer ...
... OBSERVERS . Nature of the problem 390 Prognostics ... 391 The barometer 392 General indications 393 Author's rules for inferring from a barogram whether a gale is going to increase or decrease ... 393 Apparent failures of the barometer ...
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... observer , with a barometer and his eye - observations on clouds and prognostics , can do in the way of forecasting . In this chapter we shall explain fully why the baro- meter sometimes appears to fail , and also how much 14 WEATHER ...
... observer , with a barometer and his eye - observations on clouds and prognostics , can do in the way of forecasting . In this chapter we shall explain fully why the baro- meter sometimes appears to fail , and also how much 14 WEATHER ...
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... in the estimate of different observers . For land - observations , and those unacquainted with ships , an equivalent of miles per hour and metres per second is given . BEAUFORT'S SCALE OF WIND . VELOCITY . Miles Metres per 20 WEATHER .
... in the estimate of different observers . For land - observations , and those unacquainted with ships , an equivalent of miles per hour and metres per second is given . BEAUFORT'S SCALE OF WIND . VELOCITY . Miles Metres per 20 WEATHER .
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... observer will ex- perience . Synoptic charts are only a means to this end . RELATIONS OF WIND AND WEATHER TO ISOBARS . Such , then , is a synoptic chart . Many thousands have been constructed for all parts of the world , and by ...
... observer will ex- perience . Synoptic charts are only a means to this end . RELATIONS OF WIND AND WEATHER TO ISOBARS . Such , then , is a synoptic chart . Many thousands have been constructed for all parts of the world , and by ...
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... observer would see a watery sky for a week , without any rain following . Suppose the cyclone came on so far as to ... observer , because he was in the appropriate portion of the cyclone , and so far the prognostic told its story ...
... observer would see a watery sky for a week , without any rain following . Suppose the cyclone came on so far as to ... observer , because he was in the appropriate portion of the cyclone , and so far the prognostic told its story ...
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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 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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