General Meteorology |
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Preface | 1 |
The Nature of Radiation | 11 |
The Heat Balance of the Atmosphere 25 | 25 |
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acceleration adiabatic adiabatic process advection air masses altitude anticyclone atmosphere charts circulation cloud cold air cold front component computed condensation convection convergence cooling coriolis cross section cumulus curve decrease density diagram direction divergence droplets earth eddy effect energy equation flow geostrophic geostrophic wind given gradient ground heat height horizontal hydrostatic equation increase inversion isentropic isentropic surface isobars isotherms lapse rate latitudes layer lines measured Meteorol meteorological motion Northern Hemisphere obtained occur ocean particles polar potential temperature precipitation pressure radiation rain regions represented rotation saturation shown in Fig slope solar solenoids specific humidity speed stratosphere stratus streamlines temperature inversion thunderstorms tion tropical cyclones tropopause troposphere trough U.S. Weather Bureau unit upper upward values vector velocity vertical vorticity warm front water vapor wave wavelengths westerlies wind winter др дх