Weather: How it Works and why it MattersPerseus Pub., 2000 - 223 pàgines |
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Pàgina 23
... snow into uneven levels , called drifts . Where should one measure the snowfall , then ? Whenever drifts are present , an average depth must be estimated , not just the highest or lowest point . All snow must be measured and reported to ...
... snow into uneven levels , called drifts . Where should one measure the snowfall , then ? Whenever drifts are present , an average depth must be estimated , not just the highest or lowest point . All snow must be measured and reported to ...
Pàgina 24
... snow may be reinforced because two properties of snowfall are customarily mea- sured . One property is the amount of snowfall , whereas the other is the number of days snow covers the ground . People may confuse one with the other , and ...
... snow may be reinforced because two properties of snowfall are customarily mea- sured . One property is the amount of snowfall , whereas the other is the number of days snow covers the ground . People may confuse one with the other , and ...
Pàgina 100
... snow never melts , al- though a minor loss can occur due to sublimation . The snow , together with the dust carried over by the winds , piles up year after year , creating ice sheets as much as 4 kilometers ( 2.5 miles ) thick . The ...
... snow never melts , al- though a minor loss can occur due to sublimation . The snow , together with the dust carried over by the winds , piles up year after year , creating ice sheets as much as 4 kilometers ( 2.5 miles ) thick . The ...
Continguts
Introduction | 1 |
The Fundamentals of Air | 7 |
Its Not the Heat Its the Heat and the Humidity | 15 |
Copyright | |
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