The American Journal of Science and ArtsS. Converse, 1878 |
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... winds . are very violent , and the centrifugal force resulting from this revolving motion causes a still further ... wind . Rain is then one of the circumstances which increases the force of a storm , and it invariably attends storms ...
... winds . are very violent , and the centrifugal force resulting from this revolving motion causes a still further ... wind . Rain is then one of the circumstances which increases the force of a storm , and it invariably attends storms ...
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... wind which results in a great barometric depres- sion . This appears from column 8th of the table on page 2 , which ... wind is from west to east , and this movement is determined by causes which are general in their operation , and ...
... wind which results in a great barometric depres- sion . This appears from column 8th of the table on page 2 , which ... wind is from west to east , and this movement is determined by causes which are general in their operation , and ...
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... wind had been blowing outward from these areas of high barometer for several days , the magnitude of the high ... winds are moving from areas of high barometer toward areas of low barometer ; and the upper winds are moving from areas of ...
... wind had been blowing outward from these areas of high barometer for several days , the magnitude of the high ... winds are moving from areas of high barometer toward areas of low barometer ; and the upper winds are moving from areas of ...
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... wind , and hence diminished pressure . In nine of the cases included in the table on page 2 , the velocity of the wind was reported zero , and in thirty - one cases the velocity did not exceed five miles per hour , showing that near the ...
... wind , and hence diminished pressure . In nine of the cases included in the table on page 2 , the velocity of the wind was reported zero , and in thirty - one cases the velocity did not exceed five miles per hour , showing that near the ...
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... wind which prevailed at a moderate elevation above the earth's surface , while a strong wind from the west or northwest prevailed at the surface of the earth . This fact is shown by the following observations of the wind and the upper ...
... wind which prevailed at a moderate elevation above the earth's surface , while a strong wind from the west or northwest prevailed at the surface of the earth . This fact is shown by the following observations of the wind and the upper ...
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