Arid Zone Research, Issue 17UNESCO, 1961 - Arid regions |
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Page 153
... temperatures at many places are as high as 120 ° F. With occasional heat waves the day temperature exceeds even this figure . The rise of temperature from the coldest to the hottest month is not uniform over the whole of the desert ...
... temperatures at many places are as high as 120 ° F. With occasional heat waves the day temperature exceeds even this figure . The rise of temperature from the coldest to the hottest month is not uniform over the whole of the desert ...
Page 155
... temperature goes below the freezing point . Hot season From January onward the sun continues its north- ward journey and the temperature begins to rise . This gradual rise of temperature breaks down the high pressure of Punjab and by ...
... temperature goes below the freezing point . Hot season From January onward the sun continues its north- ward journey and the temperature begins to rise . This gradual rise of temperature breaks down the high pressure of Punjab and by ...
Page 156
... temperature . Thus the temperature in September is slightly higher than that of August . The mean maximum temperature at Jaisalmer in August is 94 ° F. and in September it is 99 ° F. From October onward there is again a fall in temperature ...
... temperature . Thus the temperature in September is slightly higher than that of August . The mean maximum temperature at Jaisalmer in August is 94 ° F. and in September it is 99 ° F. From October onward there is again a fall in temperature ...
Contents
Acknowledgements | 16 |
The role of the tropics in the general circulation | 26 |
pluvials and interpluvials | 35 |
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