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The mean pressure exerted by a vertical column of the atmosphere at sea level equals that of a column of mercury 760 millimetres ( 29.92 inches ) in height . Such a column of air exerts a force , called atmospheric pressure , expressed ...
The mean pressure exerted by a vertical column of the atmosphere at sea level equals that of a column of mercury 760 millimetres ( 29.92 inches ) in height . Such a column of air exerts a force , called atmospheric pressure , expressed ...
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Atmospheric Sciences Scope and The atmospheric sciences are concerned with underorganiza- standing the composition , structure , and behaviour of the tion atmosphere . Their role can be described in terms of the natural phenomena to be ...
Atmospheric Sciences Scope and The atmospheric sciences are concerned with underorganiza- standing the composition , structure , and behaviour of the tion atmosphere . Their role can be described in terms of the natural phenomena to be ...
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kilometres in horizontal extent are associated with much from knowledge of the scattering and absorption propersmaller cloud elements organized in complex ways ; spiral ties of the constituents of the atmosphere : gases , cloud Scale of ...
kilometres in horizontal extent are associated with much from knowledge of the scattering and absorption propersmaller cloud elements organized in complex ways ; spiral ties of the constituents of the atmosphere : gases , cloud Scale of ...
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