The Mean Pressure of the Atmosphere, and the Prevailing Winds for the Months and for the Year. Part II

In Part I., read 16th March 1868, in which was discussed the Mean Pressure of the Atmosphere over the Globe for July, January, and the year, the method by which the Isobaric Charts were constructed was detailed at length. Since March 1868, valuable additional information has been obtained from Austr...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Main Author: Buchan, Alexander
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1869
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s037016460004637x
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Summary:In Part I., read 16th March 1868, in which was discussed the Mean Pressure of the Atmosphere over the Globe for July, January, and the year, the method by which the Isobaric Charts were constructed was detailed at length. Since March 1868, valuable additional information has been obtained from Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Africa, South America, the west coast of North America, Iceland, and from a few isolated stations in Europe and Asia. The period for the British Islands has been extended so as to include the eleven years from 1857 to 1867.