Handy Book of Meteorology

America amount anemometer Antarctic Ocean appear ascending Atlantic atmospheric pressure aurora Barnaul barometer blow Britain bulb calm caused centre charts cirrus cirrus cloud cistern climate cloud coast cold colder column condensation course degree density dew-point diminished direction earth earth's surface east elastic force electricity equator Europe evaporation falls feet flow formed frequently greater greatest Gulf Stream heat height hemisphere Hence higher hour humidity hurricane hygrometer inch of mercury increase isothermals John Herschel KEITH JOHNSTON land latitudes lower maximum mean temperature mercury meteorological miles moisture monsoon mountains night north-east northern hemisphere observations occur ocean particles passed perature prevail quantity radiation rain rainfall regions rises round saturation scale Scotland season snow soil solar south-west St Petersburg storm summer sun's tempera temperature thermometers tion trade-winds tropics tube ture vapour warm warmer weather wind winter