The Story of the Earth's AtmosphereD. Appleton, 1898 |
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... TEMPERATURE OF THE ATMOSPHERE V. THE GENERAL CIRCULATION OF THE ATMOS- PHERE • VI . THE LAWS WHICH RULE THE ATMOSPHERE VII . THE DEW , FOG , AND CLOUDS OF THE ATMOS- PHERE • VIII . THE RAIN , SNOW , AND HAIL OF THE ATMOS- PHERE . IX ...
... TEMPERATURE OF THE ATMOSPHERE V. THE GENERAL CIRCULATION OF THE ATMOS- PHERE • VI . THE LAWS WHICH RULE THE ATMOSPHERE VII . THE DEW , FOG , AND CLOUDS OF THE ATMOS- PHERE • VIII . THE RAIN , SNOW , AND HAIL OF THE ATMOS- PHERE . IX ...
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... temperature . The atmosphere of our planet , therefore , is our own individual property , and in no sense part of a universal atmosphere spread all over space . In fact , if such a general atmosphere ex- isted at all , it has been ...
... temperature . The atmosphere of our planet , therefore , is our own individual property , and in no sense part of a universal atmosphere spread all over space . In fact , if such a general atmosphere ex- isted at all , it has been ...
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... temperature and pressure . The peculiarity of the position of aqueous vapour is , that if it existed alone on the earth , there would be only one temperature at which it would change from a gas into a liquid , and therefore only one ...
... temperature and pressure . The peculiarity of the position of aqueous vapour is , that if it existed alone on the earth , there would be only one temperature at which it would change from a gas into a liquid , and therefore only one ...
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... 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 must be very high , for although it ...
... 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 must be very high , for although it ...
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... of the decrease of pres- sure with the height when the barometer marks 30 inches at sea - level , we find the following rela- tive scale for air of an average temperature and dampness PRESSURE AND WEIGHT OF ATMOSPHERE . 27.
... of the decrease of pres- sure with the height when the barometer marks 30 inches at sea - level , we find the following rela- tive scale for air of an average temperature and dampness PRESSURE AND WEIGHT OF ATMOSPHERE . 27.
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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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