Instructions for Observing Clouds on Land and Sea: With Photographs and EngravingsE. Stanford, 1888 - 22 pages |
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... direction in which clouds are moving at different levels . It has been discovered that almost all better knowledge of the true nature of the circulations of the atmosphere which produce cyclones , thunderstorms , & c . , must come from ...
... direction in which clouds are moving at different levels . It has been discovered that almost all better knowledge of the true nature of the circulations of the atmosphere which produce cyclones , thunderstorms , & c . , must come from ...
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... direction of propagation of a cyclonic cloud bank , and the direction of motion of the clouds at any level within that bank is now , the Author believes , stated formally , and explained for the first time . The Author is indebted to ...
... direction of propagation of a cyclonic cloud bank , and the direction of motion of the clouds at any level within that bank is now , the Author believes , stated formally , and explained for the first time . The Author is indebted to ...
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... direction of motion at various levels . Of these three the form and direction are the most important , while the lie of certain forms need only be recorded by first- class observers . I. FORM . There are only about seven distinct types ...
... direction of motion at various levels . Of these three the form and direction are the most important , while the lie of certain forms need only be recorded by first- class observers . I. FORM . There are only about seven distinct types ...
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... direction as the stripe itself , as in figure 3 e.d. , while at other times the stripe is made up of a series of short bars , or ribs as it were , as in figure 3 b.c. It is important to observe the direction in which these stripes lie ...
... direction as the stripe itself , as in figure 3 e.d. , while at other times the stripe is made up of a series of short bars , or ribs as it were , as in figure 3 b.c. It is important to observe the direction in which these stripes lie ...
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... direction in which clouds move at different heights . For instance , it has been discovered that the low cumulus clouds in front of a cyclone drift from S. , the middle level strato - cirrus from S.W. , and the highest cirro - stratus ...
... direction in which clouds move at different heights . For instance , it has been discovered that the low cumulus clouds in front of a cyclone drift from S. , the middle level strato - cirrus from S.W. , and the highest cirro - stratus ...
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