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From the ground up (1900)

MacDonald, Alexander Forsyth, 1897-1965 · Port Credit, Ont. : Aviation Service Corporation · leaf 50

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is diverted to the right in the North-ern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemi-sphere. Since there is a constant horizontal flow of air fromthe High to the Lo^v Pressure areas on the surface ofthe Earth, it will be obvious that there must be a cor-responding vertical circulation — since… … ( DOLDRUMS )-fig. 6. Witid Circulation. Local Winds The constant wind changes experienced, particu-larly in the intermediate Latitudes, are due mainly tothe lormauon and movement of local high and lowpressure areas which travel, generally speaking, iromwest towards easi, and which carry their own…

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