Ocean SciencesEdward John Long |
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... energy contained in the winds of the air is derived from the latent heat of condensation of water vapor previously evaporated from the ocean . In fact , each year almost a fourth of all the energy of sunlight falling on the earth is ...
... energy contained in the winds of the air is derived from the latent heat of condensation of water vapor previously evaporated from the ocean . In fact , each year almost a fourth of all the energy of sunlight falling on the earth is ...
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... energy as a function of the height of the sun on a clear day is as follows : Altitude in Degrees 5 10 20 30 50 90 Reflected Energy in Per Cent 40 25 12 6 3 3 During an overcast day , more than 90 per cent of the light energy penetrates ...
... energy as a function of the height of the sun on a clear day is as follows : Altitude in Degrees 5 10 20 30 50 90 Reflected Energy in Per Cent 40 25 12 6 3 3 During an overcast day , more than 90 per cent of the light energy penetrates ...
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... energy is transmitted across a smaller depth . The wave length decreases while the wave height increases until the particle velocity at the crest tends to be larger than the wave celerity , and the wave " breaks , " dissipating its energy ...
... energy is transmitted across a smaller depth . The wave length decreases while the wave height increases until the particle velocity at the crest tends to be larger than the wave celerity , and the wave " breaks , " dissipating its energy ...
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