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... northern hemisphere , and therefore the spring maximum is somewhat greater than the au- tumn maximum . The varying distance from the sun also explains the fact that the maxima of insolation . do not come exactly on the dates of the ...
... northern hemisphere , and therefore the spring maximum is somewhat greater than the au- tumn maximum . The varying distance from the sun also explains the fact that the maxima of insolation . do not come exactly on the dates of the ...
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... northern tropic , however , the sun is vertical at noon , and the day is between thirteen and fourteen hours long . Hence the amount of insolation received at this lati- tude on June 21 is greater than that received on the equinox at ...
... northern tropic , however , the sun is vertical at noon , and the day is between thirteen and fourteen hours long . Hence the amount of insolation received at this lati- tude on June 21 is greater than that received on the equinox at ...
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... northern hemi- sphere on June 21 , but the southern latitudes have higher values of insolation because the earth is then nearer the sun . At the equinox , the days are equal everywhere , but the noon sun is lower and lower with ...
... northern hemi- sphere on June 21 , but the southern latitudes have higher values of insolation because the earth is then nearer the sun . At the equinox , the days are equal everywhere , but the noon sun is lower and lower with ...
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... northern . Nevertheless , owing to the fact that the earth moves more rapidly around its orbit when nearest the sun , both hemispheres re- ceive equal amounts of insolation at the same lati- tudes , and in the mean of the year , both ...
... northern . Nevertheless , owing to the fact that the earth moves more rapidly around its orbit when nearest the sun , both hemispheres re- ceive equal amounts of insolation at the same lati- tudes , and in the mean of the year , both ...
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... northern and one in the southern hemisphere . It will be noted that the tropics , the polar , and the temperate zones roughly correspond to these insolation belts . The regular distribution of solar climate between equator and poles ...
... northern and one in the southern hemisphere . It will be noted that the tropics , the polar , and the temperate zones roughly correspond to these insolation belts . The regular distribution of solar climate between equator and poles ...
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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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