The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 74
... WINDS ON A NON - ROTATING UNIFORM EARTH NORTH POLE SOUTH POLE EQUATOR A SIMPLE CLOSED PATTERN of steady winds would ... wind pattern at the earth's surface shows an approximate balance be- tween the easterly winds of low and high lati ...
... WINDS ON A NON - ROTATING UNIFORM EARTH NORTH POLE SOUTH POLE EQUATOR A SIMPLE CLOSED PATTERN of steady winds would ... wind pattern at the earth's surface shows an approximate balance be- tween the easterly winds of low and high lati ...
Page 75
... winds of northern middle latitudes , replacing them with north or often northwest winds due to a low - pressure area farther east . When the polar outbreak reaches low latitudes , the direction of the wind shifts to the northeast ...
... winds of northern middle latitudes , replacing them with north or often northwest winds due to a low - pressure area farther east . When the polar outbreak reaches low latitudes , the direction of the wind shifts to the northeast ...
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... wind blows through this type . to be stronger and to move in the same direction as low - level winds . They have a smooth outline , particularly when the layer of air in which they are formed is stably stratified . Clouds in such layers ...
... wind blows through this type . to be stronger and to move in the same direction as low - level winds . They have a smooth outline , particularly when the layer of air in which they are formed is stably stratified . Clouds in such layers ...
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