Report of the Chief Signal Officer, United States Army, to the Secretary of WarU.S. Government Printing Office, 1880 |
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acting signal-officer Amount of rain-fall April August barometer above mean Cape Hatteras Cape Henry Cape Lookout cautionary signals chart City Cloudy coast County crop daily Dakota Day of month December display Eastport Elevation of barometer ending June 30 February feet Forms 22 issued gale Grand Haven Gulf inches Iowa January John McClellan July Kans Kansas Key West light rains March Maximum Mean barometer reduced mean sea-level Mean temperature mean temperatures-Continued meteorological Michigan miles minimum Missouri Monthly mean Nebraska North Carolina North Platte November Number of Forms observations observer's semi-annual reports October off-shore signals Official number Ohio Valley Oregon port pressure Punta Rassa reduced to sea-level river Saint Lawrence Valley Sandy Hook September Sergeant Signal Service snow South Atlantic station was inspected storm sunset telegraph Tennessee Texas Upper Lake velocity vessels Virginia Virginia City Washington mean weather West winds York
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Page 163 - If at this observation snch instrumental changes are noted as to cause anxiety, the fact is to be telegraphed to the central office at Washington. An eighth observation is required to be taken at the exact hour of sunset at each station. This observation, embracing the appearance...
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Page 192 - A brief examination of the charts of changes of the river-levels accompanying this and preceding reports, shows that the river-rises to occur at the different localities can be judged of frequently as to the time at which they will occur, and their extent by the conditions existing at points sometimes far distant. Accumulating data render studies of this kind valuable.
Page 460 - ... crown of any arch of light, and the same data for any corona or glory that may be formed. When the observer is familiar with the names of the principal fixed stars...
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Page 204 - Navy codes, in the use of semaphores, and in that code of permanent flag signals known as the International Code, to enable them to communicate with vessels of any nationality. The service has proven its usefulness in the case of a number of disasters to shipping. Its uses for meteorological purposes are before referred to. In the cases of savings at the time of disasters, it is believed that the values saved have been greater than the whole cost of the lines.
Page 460 - ... or one right angle, and the corresponding radii are perpendicular to each other; thus the zenith (that point in the heavens immediately above the observer) is ninety degrees from the horizon, or, in other words, its altitude is 90°. A point half-way up from the horizon to the zenith has an altitude of .45°.