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Page 268
... Temperature . The temperature generally decreases from south to north . The mean annual temperature is above 68 ° F ( 20 ° C ) in the Chu Chiang Valley . It de- creases to between 59 ° and 68 ° F ( 15 ° and 20 ° C ) in the middle and ...
... Temperature . The temperature generally decreases from south to north . The mean annual temperature is above 68 ° F ( 20 ° C ) in the Chu Chiang Valley . It de- creases to between 59 ° and 68 ° F ( 15 ° and 20 ° C ) in the middle and ...
Page 718
... temperatures tend to decrease with dis- tance from these heating surfaces ( apart from the iono- sphere and outer atmospheric layers where other pro- cesses are at work ) . The world's average lapse rate of temperature ( change with ...
... temperatures tend to decrease with dis- tance from these heating surfaces ( apart from the iono- sphere and outer atmospheric layers where other pro- cesses are at work ) . The world's average lapse rate of temperature ( change with ...
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... Temperatures fell markedly in each latitudinal band during the 1960s , just as they did during the late 1870s . Consequently , the temperature de- viations since 1880 have been given with respect to the 1955-1959 mean . Temperatures ...
... Temperatures fell markedly in each latitudinal band during the 1960s , just as they did during the late 1870s . Consequently , the temperature de- viations since 1880 have been given with respect to the 1955-1959 mean . Temperatures ...
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