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Side 43
... regions , bounded on each side by the high pressures from which the north and south trades flow ; the low pressures round the poles ; the low pressures in the North Pacific and North Atlantic ; and the low summer pressure of Central ...
... regions , bounded on each side by the high pressures from which the north and south trades flow ; the low pressures round the poles ; the low pressures in the North Pacific and North Atlantic ; and the low summer pressure of Central ...
Side 46
... region of low pressure also occurs in North America . The observations showing this depression near its centre are ... regions of highest pressure occur in the centre of the North Atlantic between lat . 25 ° and 40 ° , and in the South ...
... region of low pressure also occurs in North America . The observations showing this depression near its centre are ... regions of highest pressure occur in the centre of the North Atlantic between lat . 25 ° and 40 ° , and in the South ...
Side 47
... region of high pressure is comparatively in- significant , stretching from California westwards across the Pacific ... regions is very high , and the air being in consequence specifically lighter , it ascends , as from a furnace , in a ...
... region of high pressure is comparatively in- significant , stretching from California westwards across the Pacific ... regions is very high , and the air being in consequence specifically lighter , it ascends , as from a furnace , in a ...
Side 48
... regions which offer the least resist- ance to its course - in other words , it will flow into those places where at that height the density is least . 98. Now those regions where at great heights the density of the air is least , are ...
... regions which offer the least resist- ance to its course - in other words , it will flow into those places where at that height the density is least . 98. Now those regions where at great heights the density of the air is least , are ...
Side 49
... region , an ascending current takes place . But as moist air ascends into the upper regions of the atmosphere , it is cooled below the point of saturation , con- densation follows , and rain is precipitated . In the act of condensation ...
... region , an ascending current takes place . But as moist air ascends into the upper regions of the atmosphere , it is cooled below the point of saturation , con- densation follows , and rain is precipitated . In the act of condensation ...
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