--Index.
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~MARINE METEOROLOGY, FOR OFFICERS OF THE MERCHANT NAVY.~
BY WILLIAM ALLINGHAM,
Joint Author of "Navigation, Theoretical and Practical."
With numerous Plates, Maps, Diagrams, and Illustrations, and a facsimile
Reproduction of a Page from an actual Meteorological Log-Book.
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTORY.--Instruments Used at Sea for Meteorological
Purposes.--Meteorological Log-Books.--Atmospheric Pressure.--Air
Temperatures.--Sea Temperatures.--Winds.--Wind Force Scales.--History of
the Law of Storms.--Hurricanes, Seasons, and Storm Tracks.--Solution of
the Cyclone Problem.--Ocean Currents.--Icebergs.--Synchronous
Charts.--Dew, Mists, Fogs, and Haze.
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