Instructions for Observing Clouds on Land and Sea: With Photographs and EngravingsE. Stanford, 1888 - 22 pages |
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... stripe form . These stripes are sometimes composed of fibrous bundles which lie in the same 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 ...
... stripe form . These stripes are sometimes composed of fibrous bundles which lie in the same 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 ...
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... stripes to the horizon in one particular direction . The peculiarity of these strato- cumulus bars is that they are always parallel to the horizon which ever way you turn , whereas cirrus stripes - being really and not apparently in ...
... stripes to the horizon in one particular direction . The peculiarity of these strato- cumulus bars is that they are always parallel to the horizon which ever way you turn , whereas cirrus stripes - being really and not apparently in ...
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... stripes for that particular form of cirrus which takes the form of long lines instead of light irregular wisps . Cirro - nebula or cirrus haze , for that high formless haze which gradually whitens the blue of the sky above , while the ...
... stripes for that particular form of cirrus which takes the form of long lines instead of light irregular wisps . Cirro - nebula or cirrus haze , for that high formless haze which gradually whitens the blue of the sky above , while the ...
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... stripes lie . When the stripe is ribbed , the ribs may be either at right angles to the length of the stripe , or ... stripes , which are parallel to the round surface of the earth — that parallel stripes , viewed end on , H N.W. e FIG ...
... stripes lie . When the stripe is ribbed , the ribs may be either at right angles to the length of the stripe , or ... stripes , which are parallel to the round surface of the earth — that parallel stripes , viewed end on , H N.W. e FIG ...
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... stripes . For instance , a series of stripes , lying north and south , would appear , as in figure 3 , like a series ... stripe appears parallel to the horizon , looking west , then the stripe is 15.
... stripes . For instance , a series of stripes , lying north and south , would appear , as in figure 3 , like a series ... stripe appears parallel to the horizon , looking west , then the stripe is 15.
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