Weather: How it Works and why it MattersPerseus Pub., 2000 - 223 pàgines |
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... latitude of the observer , the tilt determines the maximum angle of incidence of the solar radiation ( that is , the altitude of the Sun above the horizon at noon ) as well as the duration of daylight at a given latitude . In Australia ...
... latitude of the observer , the tilt determines the maximum angle of incidence of the solar radiation ( that is , the altitude of the Sun above the horizon at noon ) as well as the duration of daylight at a given latitude . In Australia ...
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... latitude zones . The zone extending northward from the equator to about 30 degrees north or south latitude is roughly equivalent to the Tropics , where the cli- mate is warm and summery throughout the year . The arctic , or polar , re ...
... latitude zones . The zone extending northward from the equator to about 30 degrees north or south latitude is roughly equivalent to the Tropics , where the cli- mate is warm and summery throughout the year . The arctic , or polar , re ...
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... latitude ) , the missile would deviate to the east of the target ship be- cause of the Earth's easterly rotation . But by knowing the latitudes of the two ships and the speed of the missile , an artillery man can calculate a cor ...
... latitude ) , the missile would deviate to the east of the target ship be- cause of the Earth's easterly rotation . But by knowing the latitudes of the two ships and the speed of the missile , an artillery man can calculate a cor ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Fundamentals of Air | 7 |
Its Not the Heat Its the Heat and the Humidity | 15 |
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