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Page 79
... decrease , and therefore the rate of temperature decrease in and of the layer itself is , approximately , 1 ° F. per 190 feet , allowing for the average amount of humidity . This , as ex- plained , is a much faster rate of decrease of ...
... decrease , and therefore the rate of temperature decrease in and of the layer itself is , approximately , 1 ° F. per 190 feet , allowing for the average amount of humidity . This , as ex- plained , is a much faster rate of decrease of ...
Page 108
... decrease of tempera- ture of the free air with increase of height is about 1 ° F. per 300 feet , from the surface up to the level at which appreciable decrease ceases - up to the " tropopause , " or limiting reach of convection . In ...
... decrease of tempera- ture of the free air with increase of height is about 1 ° F. per 300 feet , from the surface up to the level at which appreciable decrease ceases - up to the " tropopause , " or limiting reach of convection . In ...
Page 127
... decrease of temperature . Conversely an increase of the temperature , other things remaining equal , decreases the rela- tive humidity , and so too does decrease of pressure , tempera- ture remaining constant , owing to the ...
... decrease of temperature . Conversely an increase of the temperature , other things remaining equal , decreases the rela- tive humidity , and so too does decrease of pressure , tempera- ture remaining constant , owing to the ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I Weather Perceptions | 1 |
Weather Measurements | 19 |
Origin and Composition | 47 |
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