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Philosophy of Storms
work by Espy
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contribution to meteorology
- In weather forecasting: Analysis of synoptic weather reports
Espy subsequently proposed in his Philosophy of Storms (1841) that air would flow toward the regions of lowest pressure and then would be forced upward, causing clouds and precipitation. Both Redfield and Espy proved to be right. The air does spin around the cyclone, as Redfield believed, while the layers…
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