Weather: How it Works and why it MattersPerseus Pub., 2000 - 223 pàgines |
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... means for calibration . By this , we mean that a given and arbitrarily chosen value for the tem- perature must be assigned to a temperature condition that can be repli- cated , such as the temperature at which ice melts . Many ...
... means for calibration . By this , we mean that a given and arbitrarily chosen value for the tem- perature must be assigned to a temperature condition that can be repli- cated , such as the temperature at which ice melts . Many ...
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... means that rain ( droplets in the air ) is the likely cause for the rainbow's visibility . A rainbow to the east , to leeward , means the rain is moving away . This fea- ture is illustrated in Figure 6.4 , in which windward is ...
... means that rain ( droplets in the air ) is the likely cause for the rainbow's visibility . A rainbow to the east , to leeward , means the rain is moving away . This fea- ture is illustrated in Figure 6.4 , in which windward is ...
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... means that at one end of their orbit they come close to the Sun and the Earth , but at the other end the periodic comets pass well beyond the orbit of Jupiter and the others travel to far greater distances . For example , Hal- ley's ...
... means that at one end of their orbit they come close to the Sun and the Earth , but at the other end the periodic comets pass well beyond the orbit of Jupiter and the others travel to far greater distances . For example , Hal- ley's ...
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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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