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... shift of the wind round the compass can never be ob- served . The deviation of the vane which is observed is proportional to the distance of the point of observation from the initial point of the current , and is only modified at the ...
... shift of the wind round the compass can never be ob- served . The deviation of the vane which is observed is proportional to the distance of the point of observation from the initial point of the current , and is only modified at the ...
Page 13
... shifts through SE . to S. , and may finally become south - westerly . The configuration of the land about the Indian Ocean produces this pheno- menon on the most extensive scale . In this district , the SE . Trade - wind enters the ...
... shifts through SE . to S. , and may finally become south - westerly . The configuration of the land about the Indian Ocean produces this pheno- menon on the most extensive scale . In this district , the SE . Trade - wind enters the ...
Page 45
... shift all at once , but in some places the time of the change is attended with calms , in others with variable winds ... shifts through the THE MONSOONS OF THE EAST INDIES . 45.
... shift all at once , but in some places the time of the change is attended with calms , in others with variable winds ... shifts through the THE MONSOONS OF THE EAST INDIES . 45.
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Heinrich Wilhelm Dove. follow the sun regularly , as it shifts through the whole compass every twenty - four hours . The violent storms do not occur at the breaking - up of the monsoon , but some time afterwards . According to Horsburgh ...
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove. follow the sun regularly , as it shifts through the whole compass every twenty - four hours . The violent storms do not occur at the breaking - up of the monsoon , but some time afterwards . According to Horsburgh ...
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... shifts pretty regularly round the compass , for its mean direction for each month , in order , counting from south to west , is 7 ° W. , 20 ° W. , 30 ° W. , 28 ° N. , 79 ° N. , 85 ° N. , 6 ° E. , 21 ° E. , 18 ° E. , 25 ° E. , 30 ° S ...
... shifts pretty regularly round the compass , for its mean direction for each month , in order , counting from south to west , is 7 ° W. , 20 ° W. , 30 ° W. , 28 ° N. , 79 ° N. , 85 ° N. , 6 ° E. , 21 ° E. , 18 ° E. , 25 ° E. , 30 ° S ...
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appears aqueous vapour Atlantic Ocean atmosphere August barometer falls barometer rises Bay of Bengal Berlin blow calm centre clouds coast cold commencement Crown 8vo cyclone December displacement district earth east easterly Edition equator equatorial current fact February fell following table gale height inches increase Indian Ocean Islands January JOHN TYNDALL July June Königsberg Kremsmünster latitude Law of Gyration maximum Meteorological miles minimum Monsoon months northerly current northern hemisphere November observations October opposite direction path phenomena polar current pressure prevalent R. A. PROCTOR rain rise rotatory motion September ship side snow southerly southern stations summer surface takes place temperate zone temperature theory thermometer tion torrid zone Trade Trade-wind Trade-wind zone Typhoons vane velocity of rotation violent vols weather westerly wind it ceases wind shifts winter Woodcuts وو
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