Weather: How it Works and why it MattersPerseus Pub., 2000 - 223 pàgines |
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Pàgina 30
... less than it is on the ski slopes because trees and fields re- flect less incoming light and heat ; at a beach , sunlight reflected from the water or the sand creates more glare than a field or a street does , though not as much as snow ...
... less than it is on the ski slopes because trees and fields re- flect less incoming light and heat ; at a beach , sunlight reflected from the water or the sand creates more glare than a field or a street does , though not as much as snow ...
Pàgina 92
... less certain as we go back in time . This is certainly the case in climatology . Although we know yesterday's weather well , and even the last century's fairly well , we know less about the weather in past centuries , and only now are ...
... less certain as we go back in time . This is certainly the case in climatology . Although we know yesterday's weather well , and even the last century's fairly well , we know less about the weather in past centuries , and only now are ...
Pàgina 156
... less harmful , as- pect of El Niño is related to hurricanes . During an El Niño period , hurricanes are more frequent and more severe over the Pacific Ocean ; at the same time , they are less frequent and less severe over the Atlantic ...
... less harmful , as- pect of El Niño is related to hurricanes . During an El Niño period , hurricanes are more frequent and more severe over the Pacific Ocean ; at the same time , they are less frequent and less severe over the Atlantic ...
Continguts
Introduction | 1 |
The Fundamentals of Air | 7 |
Its Not the Heat Its the Heat and the Humidity | 15 |
Copyright | |
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