Weather: How it Works and why it MattersPerseus Pub., 2000 - 223 pàgines |
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... called the troposphere and is a region of mostly falling tempera- ture with altitude . Physically , the troposphere is characterized through its major energy input , which comes from the heated surface below ; and the surface as an ...
... called the troposphere and is a region of mostly falling tempera- ture with altitude . Physically , the troposphere is characterized through its major energy input , which comes from the heated surface below ; and the surface as an ...
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... called the summer solstice . The Sun then moves south for six months , passing through the autumnal equinox , until it reaches the winter solstice on about December 22. The four key dates , the two equinoxes and the two solstices ...
... called the summer solstice . The Sun then moves south for six months , passing through the autumnal equinox , until it reaches the winter solstice on about December 22. The four key dates , the two equinoxes and the two solstices ...
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... called a corona , is brightest at the limb of the Moon ( or Sun ) and fades away a degree or two outward from its edge . A corona indicates a lower cloud composed of water droplets ; its value in predicting inclement weather is about as ...
... called a corona , is brightest at the limb of the Moon ( or Sun ) and fades away a degree or two outward from its edge . A corona indicates a lower cloud composed of water droplets ; its value in predicting inclement weather is about as ...
Continguts
Introduction | 1 |
The Fundamentals of Air | 7 |
Its Not the Heat Its the Heat and the Humidity | 15 |
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