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Causes of Climates 71 Variations in Effects of Ocean Temperature 71 Currents Prevailing Winds and 3. Climatic History 79 Vertical Air Currents 73 Effects of Fronts 75 The Great Ice Ages Climates of the Past 10,000 Years 79 81 on Climate ...
Causes of Climates 71 Variations in Effects of Ocean Temperature 71 Currents Prevailing Winds and 3. Climatic History 79 Vertical Air Currents 73 Effects of Fronts 75 The Great Ice Ages Climates of the Past 10,000 Years 79 81 on Climate ...
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The other reason for the lower temperatures at high latitudes is that the sun's rays , which fall slantingly on the earth's surface at ... Thus the decrease in temperature to- ward the polar regions is greater in winter than in summer .
The other reason for the lower temperatures at high latitudes is that the sun's rays , which fall slantingly on the earth's surface at ... Thus the decrease in temperature to- ward the polar regions is greater in winter than in summer .
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Causes of Climates TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS OVER LAND AND SEA LAND REFLECTS MORE LIGHT AND ABSORBS LESS WHEN SUN IS OVERHEAD , PROVIDED THE GROUND IS NOT COVERED WITH SNOW HEAT DOES NOT PENETRATE DEEPLY BUT REMAINS CONCENTRATED AT THE ...
Causes of Climates TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS OVER LAND AND SEA LAND REFLECTS MORE LIGHT AND ABSORBS LESS WHEN SUN IS OVERHEAD , PROVIDED THE GROUND IS NOT COVERED WITH SNOW HEAT DOES NOT PENETRATE DEEPLY BUT REMAINS CONCENTRATED AT THE ...
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