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... important elements of climate . Chapters IV , V , and VI are intended to give an outline of the climatic characteristics of the zones in a simple and vivid form , with the least pos- sible use of tabular matter . For further general in ...
... important elements of climate . Chapters IV , V , and VI are intended to give an outline of the climatic characteristics of the zones in a simple and vivid form , with the least pos- sible use of tabular matter . For further general in ...
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... view is largely theoretical . The aspect of meteorology which is of most immediate practical importance to man is that which concerns weather - forecasting . When the term meteorology is used in its broadest meaning 2 INTRODUCTION.
... view is largely theoretical . The aspect of meteorology which is of most immediate practical importance to man is that which concerns weather - forecasting . When the term meteorology is used in its broadest meaning 2 INTRODUCTION.
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... importance , the composition and the chemical , optical , and electrical phenomena of the atmosphere . The characteristics of each of these so - called climatic elements are set forth in a standard series of numerical values , based on ...
... importance , the composition and the chemical , optical , and electrical phenomena of the atmosphere . The characteristics of each of these so - called climatic elements are set forth in a standard series of numerical values , based on ...
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... important data , not in any way replaced by a knowledge of the mean monthly or seasonal temperature and rainfall . Further , a determination of the frequency of occurrence of a given condition , or of certain values of that condition ...
... important data , not in any way replaced by a knowledge of the mean monthly or seasonal temperature and rainfall . Further , a determination of the frequency of occurrence of a given condition , or of certain values of that condition ...
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... chiefly a theoretical interest , but is of some practical importance in its relation to the regions of frozen ground . Summer heat is more im- portant for vegetation than winter cold ; and where the. CLIMATIC ZONES AND SUBDIVISIONS 25.
... chiefly a theoretical interest , but is of some practical importance in its relation to the regions of frozen ground . Summer heat is more im- portant for vegetation than winter cold ; and where the. CLIMATIC ZONES AND SUBDIVISIONS 25.
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Africa altitude ANNUAL MARCH Antarctic anticyclonic Arctic Arctic circle Asia chiefly civilisation climatology cloudiness cold colder continental climate continents cool crops curve cyclonic damp decrease deserts disease distribution districts diurnal drier dry season earth's surface east eastern coasts effect equator equatorial Europe favourable forests Greenland heat higher latitudes humidity important increasing India insolation irrigation islands isotherm land latitude circle less lowlands malaria margins maxima maximum mean annual mean temperature Meteorology migration monsoon months mountain climates natives natural North America north polar northern oceans perature period plateaus polar climate polar zones pole population pressure prevailing Province rainfall rainy season regions result savannas sea-level Siberia snow southern hemisphere steppes storms sub-tropical sub-tropical belts summer sunspot temperature tion trade wind trees tropics tude tundra usually vegetation warm warmer weather west coast westerlies western yellow fever
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