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Page 36
... warming the water . Land surfaces , on the other hand , are poor reflectors ; but little insolation is lost in that ... warmer and the colder portions well mixed , and there- fore greatly retards the process of warming any one portion ...
... warming the water . Land surfaces , on the other hand , are poor reflectors ; but little insolation is lost in that ... warmer and the colder portions well mixed , and there- fore greatly retards the process of warming any one portion ...
Page 37
... warming the water surface . For these various reasons , ocean surfaces can warm but little during the day , or in ... warmer than the air over them , and for this reason all considerable bodies of water which remain unfrozen in winter ...
... warming the water surface . For these various reasons , ocean surfaces can warm but little during the day , or in ... warmer than the air over them , and for this reason all considerable bodies of water which remain unfrozen in winter ...
Page 40
... 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 spring ...
... 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 spring ...
Page 42
... warmer hours of the summer , there is the most air movement . Desert Climate . An extreme type of continental climate may be found in deserts . It is a curious fact that desert and marine climates - the two extremes of the climatic ...
... warmer hours of the summer , there is the most air movement . Desert Climate . An extreme type of continental climate may be found in deserts . It is a curious fact that desert and marine climates - the two extremes of the climatic ...
Page 49
... warmer months and hours ; mountains are then cooler than lowlands . The in- versions of temperature characteristic of the colder months , and of the night , give mountains the advan- tage of higher temperature then , a fact of ...
... warmer months and hours ; mountains are then cooler than lowlands . The in- versions of temperature characteristic of the colder months , and of the night , give mountains the advan- tage of higher temperature then , a fact of ...
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