The Laws of the Winds Prevailing in Western Europe: Part IE. Stanford, 1872 - 164 pages |
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A.M. Thermom A.M.-continued Aberdeen aqueous vapour Ardrossan area of depression atmo atmospheric circulation atmospheric currents attracting Ballot's law baric areas baric depression baric minimum Baro Bay of Biscay Brest Britain British Isles Cape Gris Nez central centre of depression Channel Chart Cherbourg Christiansund coast of Ireland commonly Corunna depres depression area depression centre depression systems diminution district earth's rotation earth's surface East Easterly Eastward elevated existing extensive Extreme Wind F. F. Direction fall Falmouth February France greatest Greencastle Haparanda Helder hemisphere Hernosand Holyhead influence instances isobarics L'Orient latitudes latter Meteorological meter minima Montauban motion Nairn North Northern observations pass Penzance polar portion Portsmouth precipitation pressure progress Rain rainfall rapid region retrograde currents Roche's Point Rochefort Scarborough season sion Skudesnæs South Southerly Southern STATION Stonyhurst Strasburg temperature tend tion Toulon tracks of baric traversed upper-current Valentia velocity Weather West Westerly currents Western Europe Yarmouth
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