Weather: How it Works and why it MattersPerseus Pub., 2000 - 223 pàgines |
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... regions . If the Earth did not rotate , the picture would be simple . Air near the Equator heats up and rises . Having nowhere else to go , the heated air flows poleward at high altitudes . To compensate for the absence of air near the ...
... regions . If the Earth did not rotate , the picture would be simple . Air near the Equator heats up and rises . Having nowhere else to go , the heated air flows poleward at high altitudes . To compensate for the absence of air near the ...
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... regions of North America seems the most probable outcome . These growing regions play a critical role in the food supply for the world's rapidly growing population ; any shortfall would create human misery and economic chaos throughout ...
... regions of North America seems the most probable outcome . These growing regions play a critical role in the food supply for the world's rapidly growing population ; any shortfall would create human misery and economic chaos throughout ...
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... regions with a gradient as low as only 5 meters ( 16 feet ) for 1 degree . Regions with hot springs always have a steep geothermal gradient , but there may also be regions with steep gradi- ents without hot springs . Iceland and New ...
... regions with a gradient as low as only 5 meters ( 16 feet ) for 1 degree . Regions with hot springs always have a steep geothermal gradient , but there may also be regions with steep gradi- ents without hot springs . Iceland and New ...
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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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