Book 13. (1 results) Explorers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 6 | 586 | When the warm air reaches the View more quotes about upper">upper atmosphere, well above the reflecting, heated surface of the earth, it cools; as it cools, its moisture is precipitated as rain. |
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Book 13. (7 results) Explorers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 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. |
| 6 | 585 | This air is heated and rises in its turn. |
| 6 | 586 | When the warm air reaches the upper atmosphere, well above the reflecting, heated surface of the earth, it cools; as it cools, its moisture is precipitated as rain. |
| 6 | 587 | This is, of course, a cycle. |
| 6 | 588 | It is responsible for the incredible rains of the Gorean equatorial interior. |
| 6 | 589 | There are often two major rains during the day, in the late afternoon, when the warm air has reached its precipitation point, and, again, in the late evening, when, due to the turning of the planet, the surface and upper atmosphere, darkened, cools. |
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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.
This air is heated and rises in its turn.
When the warm air reaches the upper atmosphere, well above the reflecting, heated surface of the earth, it cools; as it cools, its moisture is precipitated as rain.
This is, of course, a cycle.
It is responsible for the incredible rains of the Gorean equatorial interior.
There are often two major rains during the day, in the late afternoon, when the warm air has reached its precipitation point, and, again, in the late evening, when, due to the turning of the planet, the surface and upper atmosphere, darkened, cools.
- (Explorers of Gor)