The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 72
... temperature are generally greater at low latitudes. Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn A - Tropical rainy B ... temperature to- ward the polar regions is greater in winter than in summer . This winter decrease exceeds the ...
... temperature are generally greater at low latitudes. Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn A - Tropical rainy B ... temperature to- ward the polar regions is greater in winter than in summer . This winter decrease exceeds the ...
Page 76
... temperature of the lower atmosphere is controlled by the temperature of the earth's sur- face rather than directly by the sun . This fact is indicated by the normal decrease in tempera- ture of the atmosphere as height above the earth ...
... temperature of the lower atmosphere is controlled by the temperature of the earth's sur- face rather than directly by the sun . This fact is indicated by the normal decrease in tempera- ture of the atmosphere as height above the earth ...
Page 78
... temperature of water surfaces varies much less than the temperature of land surfaces . Because of the differences in the ways that water and land absorb and reflect light , the oceans act as the world's great thermostats . Temperatures ...
... temperature of water surfaces varies much less than the temperature of land surfaces . Because of the differences in the ways that water and land absorb and reflect light , the oceans act as the world's great thermostats . Temperatures ...
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