The Story of the Earth's AtmosphereD. Appleton, 1898 |
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... increases until another level and temperature is reached at which con- densation takes place , and a second stratum of cloud is formed and so on . Ultimately a point is reached at which the vapour - sphere nearly van- ishes , but this ...
... increases until another level and temperature is reached at which con- densation takes place , and a second stratum of cloud is formed and so on . Ultimately a point is reached at which the vapour - sphere nearly van- ishes , but this ...
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... increases at greater heights . Were the scale 1 inch of mercury to 910 feet of atmospheric air preserved all the way up , we should reach the limit of the atmosphere at about 26,220 feet , or 5 miles , which is the height of what is ...
... increases at greater heights . Were the scale 1 inch of mercury to 910 feet of atmospheric air preserved all the way up , we should reach the limit of the atmosphere at about 26,220 feet , or 5 miles , which is the height of what is ...
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... increased by 117 for every degree the average is above this temperature , and decreased in like manner for every degree it is below 60 ° . Thus , if the values at the lower station are 30.15 inches pressure and 65 ° temperature , and ...
... increased by 117 for every degree the average is above this temperature , and decreased in like manner for every degree it is below 60 ° . Thus , if the values at the lower station are 30.15 inches pressure and 65 ° temperature , and ...
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... increases as we travel polewards in the hemisphere which is en- joying summer . There are thus two influences which work in opposite directions , one , the gen- eral angle of the sun above the horizon , which diminishes as we leave the ...
... increases as we travel polewards in the hemisphere which is en- joying summer . There are thus two influences which work in opposite directions , one , the gen- eral angle of the sun above the horizon , which diminishes as we leave the ...
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... increased density slides down the mountain side and its place being taken by the adjacent less cooled air , the ... increases the cold . Hence , at Leh in Thibet , which lies in a valley at 11,500 feet elevation the daily range is as ...
... increased density slides down the mountain side and its place being taken by the adjacent less cooled air , the ... increases the cold . Hence , at Leh in Thibet , which lies in a valley at 11,500 feet elevation the daily range is as ...
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30 inches æther angle anti-cyclones APPLETON ascend atmos atmosphere average balloon barometric pressure Bay of Bengal belt blow carbonic acid cause centre changes Charles's law cirrus cirrus cloud climate cloud cold condensed cool cubic centimetre cumulus cumulus clouds cyclones damp degrees direction dry air earth earth's surface effect electricity equator equatorial fact fall feet Ferrel flying machine globe heat height high pressure increased India isobars kite Krakatoa land latitude layer light lower mass mercury miles an hour motion mountain move northern hemisphere observed occurs ocean oxygen particles perature phere plane poles Prof radiation rain rainfall range rays reached rise rotation round sea-level seasonal shew side solar southern storm Story stratum summer temperature termed theory thunderstorms tion tornado tropical cyclones tropics ture upper upward vapour velocity vertical warm waterspout waves weather wind
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