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... wind and the cirrus cloud . Here , then , we have the materials for foretelling the approach of storms on the west coast of Europe . For though we have not the same advan- tages towards arriving at the degree of certainty of the Ame ...
... wind and the cirrus cloud . Here , then , we have the materials for foretelling the approach of storms on the west coast of Europe . For though we have not the same advan- tages towards arriving at the degree of certainty of the Ame ...
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... wind from its ordinary direction , indicate the presence of a storm at no great distance . By closely watching the wind and the barometer , the course the storm is taking can be readily known . 26. In the schools of the United States of ...
... wind from its ordinary direction , indicate the presence of a storm at no great distance . By closely watching the wind and the barometer , the course the storm is taking can be readily known . 26. In the schools of the United States of ...
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... wind . Also , since the temperature of the ocean is more uniform than that of the land , winds coming from the ocean ... wind ; whereas the polar current , gaining heat in its progress towards the equator , becomes a drier wind . Hence ...
... wind . Also , since the temperature of the ocean is more uniform than that of the land , winds coming from the ocean ... wind ; whereas the polar current , gaining heat in its progress towards the equator , becomes a drier wind . Hence ...
Side 124
... winds on climate . If the mountain - chains lie perpendicular to the course of the wind , and are at the same time of great height , the effect will be to some extent to divert the winds from their course . But the chief effect mountain ...
... winds on climate . If the mountain - chains lie perpendicular to the course of the wind , and are at the same time of great height , the effect will be to some extent to divert the winds from their course . But the chief effect mountain ...
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... wind . Nothing could present this in a clearer light than the winds which are found to occur dur- ing the November and December periods . Thus , during the cold period of November , winds from the N.E. , N. , and N.W. were in the ...
... wind . Nothing could present this in a clearer light than the winds which are found to occur dur- ing the November and December periods . Thus , during the cold period of November , winds from the N.E. , N. , and N.W. were in the ...
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