Book 13. (1 results) Explorers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 6 | 581 | This creates greater View more quotes about surface">surface heat than oblique rays would. |
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Book 13. (7 results) Explorers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 6 | 578 | My own observations would lead me to say that for all practical purposes there is, on the equator itself, no dry season. |
| 6 | 579 | The reason for the great amount of rain in the equatorial regions is, I suppose, clear to all. |
| 6 | 580 | At the equator the sun's rays are most direct. |
| 6 | 581 | This creates greater surface heat than oblique rays would. |
| 6 | 582 | This heating of the surface causes warm air to rise. |
| 6 | 583 | The rising of the warm air leaves a vacuum, so to speak, or, better, an area of less pressure or density in the atmosphere. |
| 6 | 584 | Into this less dense area, this "hole," so to speak, cooler air pours, like invisible liquid, from both the north and south. |
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My own observations would lead me to say that for all practical purposes there is, on the equator itself, no dry season.
The reason for the great amount of rain in the equatorial regions is, I suppose, clear to all.
At the equator the sun's rays are most direct.
This creates greater surface heat than oblique rays would.
This heating of the surface causes warm air to rise.
The rising of the warm air leaves a vacuum, so to speak, or, better, an area of less pressure or density in the atmosphere.
Into this less dense area, this "hole," so to speak, cooler air pours, like invisible liquid, from both the north and south.
- (Explorers of Gor)