The Law of Storms Considered in Connection with the Ordinary Movements of the Atmosphere |
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... displacement of the zone of Trade- winds at the different seasons , will be influenced more by the conditions of temperature in the torrid zone than by those of the whole earth ; inasmuch as the air in dis- tricts lying at a distance ...
... displacement of the zone of Trade- winds at the different seasons , will be influenced more by the conditions of temperature in the torrid zone than by those of the whole earth ; inasmuch as the air in dis- tricts lying at a distance ...
Page 83
... displacement of the currents , I have ascertained from observations which have been carried on at Königsberg for a long series of years , that the southerly current displaces the northerly in the upper strata of the atmosphere , before ...
... displacement of the currents , I have ascertained from observations which have been carried on at Königsberg for a long series of years , that the southerly current displaces the northerly in the upper strata of the atmosphere , before ...
Page 84
... displacement must necessari follow from theoretical principles . Inasmuch as the nort erly current flows between meridians which are co stantly diverging from each other , the farther it h travelled , and the greater the easterly ...
... displacement must necessari follow from theoretical principles . Inasmuch as the nort erly current flows between meridians which are co stantly diverging from each other , the farther it h travelled , and the greater the easterly ...
Page 85
... displacement can only take place when the northerly current has travelled for a long distance , and has been deflected to the east- ward in a great degree , or in other words The southerly current can only displace the northerly current ...
... displacement can only take place when the northerly current has travelled for a long distance , and has been deflected to the east- ward in a great degree , or in other words The southerly current can only displace the northerly current ...
Page 86
... displacement of this latter by the northerly current . This , however , is not always the case , as the northerly current often com- mences to blow when the wind is at SSW . , SW . , οι WSW . , and therefore the phenomena between S. and ...
... displacement of this latter by the northerly current . This , however , is not always the case , as the northerly current often com- mences to blow when the wind is at SSW . , SW . , οι WSW . , and therefore the phenomena between S. and ...
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April aqueous vapour Atlantic Ocean atmosphere August barometer rises Bay of Bengal blow calm centre clouds coast cold commencement Crown 8vo cyclone Dantzic December displacement district earth east easterly Edition equator equatorial current fact February fell following table gale height inches increase Indian Ocean Islands January July June Königsberg Kremsmünster latitude Law of Gyration March maximum Meteorological miles minimum Monsoon months northerly current northern hemisphere November observations October opposite direction Pacific Ocean path phenomena polar current pressure prevalent R. A. PROCTOR rain rise rotatory motion September ship side snow southerly stations summer surface takes place temperate zone temperature thermometer tion torrid zone Trade Trade-wind Trade-wind zone Typhoons vane velocity of rotation violent vols weather westerly wind it ceases wind shifted winter Woodcuts دو دو وو
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