The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1994 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 72
... latitudes is that the sun's rays , which fall slantingly on the earth's surface at the poles , have to pass through more of the atmosphere before they can reach the earth . At low latitudes the sunlight at noon traverses the atmosphere ...
... latitudes is that the sun's rays , which fall slantingly on the earth's surface at the poles , have to pass through more of the atmosphere before they can reach the earth . At low latitudes the sunlight at noon traverses the atmosphere ...
Page 74
... latitudes . These currents , called the antitrades , blow in the opposite direction from the trades , but they are ... latitudes . There are prevailing winds at all levels from the west - southwest in northern middle latitudes and from ...
... latitudes . These currents , called the antitrades , blow in the opposite direction from the trades , but they are ... latitudes . There are prevailing winds at all levels from the west - southwest in northern middle latitudes and from ...
Page 76
... latitude than to 60 ° latitude , because of the greater supply of moisture in middle latitudes than in high latitudes and because of the frequent strong frontal lifting that occurs in middle latitudes . In each hemisphere there are two ...
... latitude than to 60 ° latitude , because of the greater supply of moisture in middle latitudes than in high latitudes and because of the frequent strong frontal lifting that occurs in middle latitudes . In each hemisphere there are two ...
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