Weather: How it Works and why it MattersPerseus Pub., 2000 - 223 pàgines |
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... move to where those air particles move faster . With cold , the speeds lessen , and at very cold temperatures they become downright slug- gish . There is a limit to temperature at which none of the particles move at all ; we call this ...
... move to where those air particles move faster . With cold , the speeds lessen , and at very cold temperatures they become downright slug- gish . There is a limit to temperature at which none of the particles move at all ; we call this ...
Pàgina 52
... move in from any of the other points of the compass . The reasons for this predominance are straightforward ... moving north- ward and back southward with the Sun. A gradient in temperature gives rise to one in pressure at high eleva ...
... move in from any of the other points of the compass . The reasons for this predominance are straightforward ... moving north- ward and back southward with the Sun. A gradient in temperature gives rise to one in pressure at high eleva ...
Pàgina 74
... move much faster than summer air masses ; sometimes , several lows and highs pass a particular spot within a week ... moving systems with fierce wind , rain , or snow lasting only a few hours . Unlike tropical storms , temperate storms ...
... move much faster than summer air masses ; sometimes , several lows and highs pass a particular spot within a week ... moving systems with fierce wind , rain , or snow lasting only a few hours . Unlike tropical storms , temperate storms ...
Continguts
Introduction | 1 |
The Fundamentals of Air | 7 |
Its Not the Heat Its the Heat and the Humidity | 15 |
Copyright | |
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