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7. Nature’s Rain Engines

  • George W. Bomar
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Weather in Texas
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© 2021 University of Texas Press

© 2021 University of Texas Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents VII
  3. Preface IX
  4. 1. Our Ocean of Air 1
  5. 2. Eyes to the Skies 23
  6. 3. Weather’s Change Agents 37
  7. 4. The Hardships of Summer 61
  8. 5. Winter’s One-Two Punch 79
  9. 6. Cascading Rains 103
  10. 7. Nature’s Rain Engines 129
  11. 8. Cyclones from the Sea 153
  12. 9. Whirlwind at Its Worst 177
  13. 10. Airfield in Motion 195
  14. 11. Harvesting the Skies 215
  15. Appendixes 225
  16. Acknowledgments 255
  17. Weather Terminology 257
  18. Suggested Reading 269
  19. Index 271
https://doi.org/10.7560/313299-008

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents VII
  3. Preface IX
  4. 1. Our Ocean of Air 1
  5. 2. Eyes to the Skies 23
  6. 3. Weather’s Change Agents 37
  7. 4. The Hardships of Summer 61
  8. 5. Winter’s One-Two Punch 79
  9. 6. Cascading Rains 103
  10. 7. Nature’s Rain Engines 129
  11. 8. Cyclones from the Sea 153
  12. 9. Whirlwind at Its Worst 177
  13. 10. Airfield in Motion 195
  14. 11. Harvesting the Skies 215
  15. Appendixes 225
  16. Acknowledgments 255
  17. Weather Terminology 257
  18. Suggested Reading 269
  19. Index 271
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