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... summer pressure of Central Asia . But so far as I am aware , no at- tempt has hitherto been made to state the facts numerically by means of isobarometric lines for the months in the same way as the temperature of the globe has been ...
... summer pressure of Central Asia . But so far as I am aware , no at- tempt has hitherto been made to state the facts numerically by means of isobarometric lines for the months in the same way as the temperature of the globe has been ...
Side 47
... summer temperature of continents greatly exceeds that of the ocean in the same latitudes . An ex- amination of Plate IV . will show the abnormally high tem- perature which prevails in Asia , north of Africa , and North America during summer ...
... summer temperature of continents greatly exceeds that of the ocean in the same latitudes . An ex- amination of Plate IV . will show the abnormally high tem- perature which prevails in Asia , north of Africa , and North America during summer ...
Side 48
... summer , will flow over as an upper current into the southern hemisphere , and increase the atmospheric pressure there . The massing of the isobarometric lines which indicate a pressure above the average to the south of the equator at ...
... summer , will flow over as an upper current into the southern hemisphere , and increase the atmospheric pressure there . The massing of the isobarometric lines which indicate a pressure above the average to the south of the equator at ...
Side 49
... summer climate of Europe , would more clearly appear . 101. But moist air , or air charged with the vapour of water , is considerably lighter than dry air ; consequently when moist air accumulates over any region , an ascending current ...
... summer climate of Europe , would more clearly appear . 101. But moist air , or air charged with the vapour of water , is considerably lighter than dry air ; consequently when moist air accumulates over any region , an ascending current ...
Side 50
... summer monsoon brings to these regions , and which is there precipitated in a copious rainfall . The low pressures which prevail during all seasons in the Antarctic Ocean are no doubt due to the saturated state of the atmo- sphere ...
... summer monsoon brings to these regions , and which is there precipitated in a copious rainfall . The low pressures which prevail during all seasons in the Antarctic Ocean are no doubt due to the saturated state of the atmo- sphere ...
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