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... usually observed , even under very favourable conditions , with the sun in the zenith . As a rule , even when the sky is clear , about one - half of the solar radiation is lost during the day 1.00 0.75 0.50 Pole 80 ° 60 ° 40 ° 20 ° 0 ...
... usually observed , even under very favourable conditions , with the sun in the zenith . As a rule , even when the sky is clear , about one - half of the solar radiation is lost during the day 1.00 0.75 0.50 Pole 80 ° 60 ° 40 ° 20 ° 0 ...
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... usually very slight . ( 4 ) Water is more difficult to warm than any other natural sub- stance , while land is warmed easily and quickly . If equal amounts of heat are received by equal areas of land and water , the former warms about ...
... usually very slight . ( 4 ) Water is more difficult to warm than any other natural sub- stance , while land is warmed easily and quickly . If equal amounts of heat are received by equal areas of land and water , the former warms about ...
Page 37
... usually greater than that over the lands , and this operates to shade the former more than the latter , re- ducing the energy available for warming the water surface . For these various reasons , ocean surfaces can warm but little ...
... usually greater than that over the lands , and this operates to shade the former more than the latter , re- ducing the energy available for warming the water surface . For these various reasons , ocean surfaces can warm but little ...
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... THE ANNUAL MARCH OF AIR TEMPERATURE continental interiors . The coldest and warmest months are usually January and July , the times of maximum and minimum temperatures being less re- tarded than in THE CLASSIFICATION OF CLIMATES 39.
... THE ANNUAL MARCH OF AIR TEMPERATURE continental interiors . The coldest and warmest months are usually January and July , the times of maximum and minimum temperatures being less re- tarded than in THE CLASSIFICATION OF CLIMATES 39.
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... usually warmer than October , unless spring warm- ing is delayed by the melting of a snow - cover . In the latter case , the snow - covered land surface tem- porarily takes on the characteristics of a water surface , and has a retarded ...
... usually warmer than October , unless spring warm- ing is delayed by the melting of a snow - cover . In the latter case , the snow - covered land surface tem- porarily takes on the characteristics of a water surface , and has a retarded ...
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Page 273 - ... to the vigorous employment of all his faculties. A more economical Nature yields nothing, except to the sweat of his brow; every gift on her part is a recompense for effort on his.