The Law of Storms Considered in Connection with the Ordinary Movements of the Atmosphere |
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... calm , from NE . to SW .; on the right hand side of the path of the centre it veers from ENE . through E. to SW . , and on the left hand side of the path , from NNE . through W. to WSW . In each of these cases the amount of change ...
... calm , from NE . to SW .; on the right hand side of the path of the centre it veers from ENE . through E. to SW . , and on the left hand side of the path , from NNE . through W. to WSW . In each of these cases the amount of change ...
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... Calms , the velocity of rotation of the air is the same as that of the surface of the ground ; and as the change in the velocity of the air which produces the calm cannot be a sudden one , it must take place according to the principles ...
... Calms , the velocity of rotation of the air is the same as that of the surface of the ground ; and as the change in the velocity of the air which produces the calm cannot be a sudden one , it must take place according to the principles ...
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... calm , producing the same phenomenon as is observed at the centre of a series of centripetal cur- rents or of a cyclone ; viz . , winds diametrically opposed , separated by a calm district . We see , therefore , that the same ...
... calm , producing the same phenomenon as is observed at the centre of a series of centripetal cur- rents or of a cyclone ; viz . , winds diametrically opposed , separated by a calm district . We see , therefore , that the same ...
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... calm at the time of solstice . We should therefore obtain at all points in the torrid zone ' Monsoons ' or winds ... calms , varies very much at different seasons . At the winter solstice the air of the torrid zone is included in the ...
... calm at the time of solstice . We should therefore obtain at all points in the torrid zone ' Monsoons ' or winds ... calms , varies very much at different seasons . At the winter solstice the air of the torrid zone is included in the ...
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... calms , i . e . the lati- tude at which the NE . Trade - wind disappears in the neigh- bourhood of the equator , is , according to D'Après : — In January and May , between 6 ° and 4 ° N. lat . February , March and April , June at 3 5 99 ...
... calms , i . e . the lati- tude at which the NE . Trade - wind disappears in the neigh- bourhood of the equator , is , according to D'Après : — In January and May , between 6 ° and 4 ° N. lat . February , March and April , June at 3 5 99 ...
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