The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 107
... polar regions , and starts moving toward lower latitudes as sur- face winds called the polar easterlies , which ex- tend to about 60 ° latitude in both hemispheres . WINDS AT MIDDLE LATITUDES To complete the circulation cycles , the air ...
... polar regions , and starts moving toward lower latitudes as sur- face winds called the polar easterlies , which ex- tend to about 60 ° latitude in both hemispheres . WINDS AT MIDDLE LATITUDES To complete the circulation cycles , the air ...
Page 108
... polar easterlies near latitude 60 ° , but since they are warmer and less dense than the polar easterlies , the two currents of air do not mix . Instead , a discontinuity surface , called the polar front , forms between them , sloping ...
... polar easterlies near latitude 60 ° , but since they are warmer and less dense than the polar easterlies , the two currents of air do not mix . Instead , a discontinuity surface , called the polar front , forms between them , sloping ...
Page 110
... polar high over the colder Antarctic con- tinent is stronger than the polar high over the Arctic Ocean . The highest ... easterlies and the middle - lati- tude westerlies strongest over the oceans , par- ticularly in the winter ...
... polar high over the colder Antarctic con- tinent is stronger than the polar high over the Arctic Ocean . The highest ... easterlies and the middle - lati- tude westerlies strongest over the oceans , par- ticularly in the winter ...
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