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... Weather in the " doldrums " 330 330 " " " " trade - winds ... 331 " " " " temperate zone 333 Types of pressure in temperate zone for Western Europe 334 Southerly 335 Westerly 347 Northerly 357 Easterly 363 Intensity of type 371 ...
... Weather in the " doldrums " 330 330 " " " " trade - winds ... 331 " " " " temperate zone 333 Types of pressure in temperate zone for Western Europe 334 Southerly 335 Westerly 347 Northerly 357 Easterly 363 Intensity of type 371 ...
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... type of weather 65 . 66 . 67 . " " 99 " " 99 68. Westerly type of weather 69 . 70 . 71 . 99 " " " " " " : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : . : : : . : : : : : : : : : : : " " وو 72. Northerly type of weather ... 73 . 74 . 75 ...
... type of weather 65 . 66 . 67 . " " 99 " " 99 68. Westerly type of weather 69 . 70 . 71 . 99 " " " " " " : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : . : : : . : : : : : : : : : : : " " وو 72. Northerly type of weather ... 73 . 74 . 75 ...
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... kind of wind and weather which is experienced in different parts of each of them . From this we shall be led to the explanation of the nature of popular prognostics . The account of " V's " and " cols " will be reserved for our chapter ...
... kind of wind and weather which is experienced in different parts of each of them . From this we shall be led to the explanation of the nature of popular prognostics . The account of " V's " and " cols " will be reserved for our chapter ...
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... type , whether it is actually raining or only cloudy . On the other side , the whole of the rear is characterized by a sharp , brisk feel of the air , and a hard , firm sky of cumulus type . But , on the contrary , other characteristic ...
... type , whether it is actually raining or only cloudy . On the other side , the whole of the rear is characterized by a sharp , brisk feel of the air , and a hard , firm sky of cumulus type . But , on the contrary , other characteristic ...
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... forms especially we see this difference . All over the front , whether high up or low down , whether as delicate cirrus or heavy gloom , the clouds are of a stratified type . Even under the rain , when we get a peep through a break in ...
... forms especially we see this difference . All over the front , whether high up or low down , whether as delicate cirrus or heavy gloom , the clouds are of a stratified type . Even under the rain , when we get a peep through a break in ...
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appearance ascensional associated Atlantic atmosphere atmospheric circulation bad weather barogram barographic blow blue sky Britain called calm centre changes chapter circulation cirro-cumulus cirro-stratus cirrus cirrus-stripes cold cumulo-nimbus cumulus curve cyclones and anticyclones depression develop diagram direction diurnal variation east eddies England Europe explain Fahr fall festooned forecasting front gale give gradients gusts halo heat inch influence instance intensity isotherms latitude low pressure marked mercury meteogram meteorology millimetres monsoon motion moving nature nearly north-east north-west northern hemisphere observer pampero portion prognostics radiation rear reason rotation round secondary sequence of weather shapes of isobars showers sometimes south-east south-west squall station storm straight isobars strato-cumulus stratus striæ stripe suppose surface synoptic charts synoptic meteorology temperature thermal slope thermogram thunderstorms tion trace tropical cyclone tropics trough type of weather upper currents usually V-depression vapour veer velocity wedge Weilbach whole wind
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