Weather: How it Works and why it MattersPerseus Pub., 2000 - 223 pāgines |
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... stratosphere . The wind in the equatorial stratosphere changes direc- tion every twenty - six months , and it is still a mystery as to where this strange period comes from . Its phase , east or west , seems to be related to the ...
... stratosphere . The wind in the equatorial stratosphere changes direc- tion every twenty - six months , and it is still a mystery as to where this strange period comes from . Its phase , east or west , seems to be related to the ...
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... stratosphere , its maximum concentration some 15 to 20 miles ( 24 to 32 kilometers ) above the ground . Figure 14.1 shows the distribution of ozone with altitude , and reveals the peak concentration in the upper stratosphere . A look ...
... stratosphere , its maximum concentration some 15 to 20 miles ( 24 to 32 kilometers ) above the ground . Figure 14.1 shows the distribution of ozone with altitude , and reveals the peak concentration in the upper stratosphere . A look ...
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... stratosphere is con- cerned . Very little solar infrared radiation derives from sunlight because the Sun emits most of its energy in the visual region of the spectrum . In any event , almost all the infrared radiation from the ground is ...
... stratosphere is con- cerned . Very little solar infrared radiation derives from sunlight because the Sun emits most of its energy in the visual region of the spectrum . In any event , almost all the infrared radiation from the ground is ...
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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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