Exercises for Weather & Climate Plus Mastering Meteorology with eText -- Access Card Package (9th Edition)
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Chapter 2, Problem 5E
Calculate the noon Sun angles for New Orleans, USA (30° N), and Helsinki, Finland (60° N), on each of the following dates:
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