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... winter and spring , this country is often invaded by cold easterly winds from the winter high pressure over Europe , and how , in the summer , the Horse Latitudes , as they follow the sun north , may extend their influence to our coasts ...
... winter and spring , this country is often invaded by cold easterly winds from the winter high pressure over Europe , and how , in the summer , the Horse Latitudes , as they follow the sun north , may extend their influence to our coasts ...
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... winter . In winter the cold land creates a large area of high pressure , which sets up an outflow of winds which blow out to join the N.E. Trade and bring dry weather to India and South China . This state of affairs persists throughout ...
... winter . In winter the cold land creates a large area of high pressure , which sets up an outflow of winds which blow out to join the N.E. Trade and bring dry weather to India and South China . This state of affairs persists throughout ...
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... Winter anticyclones are often not very pleasant , for the fogs which develop during the night are not dissi- pated during the day , but last for long periods . The sky in winter anticyclones , too , is frequently overcast with a ...
... Winter anticyclones are often not very pleasant , for the fogs which develop during the night are not dissi- pated during the day , but last for long periods . The sky in winter anticyclones , too , is frequently overcast with a ...
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CLOUDLAND | 57 |
THE DROPS THAT WATER THE EARTH | 82 |
THE THUNDERSTORM | 109 |
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