CONTENTS. 



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I. The Sea and the Atmospheije 1 



II. The Gllf Stream 22 



III. Influence op the Gulf Stream upon Climates and Com- 



merce 53 



IV. The Atmosphere 75 



V. Rains and Rivers 105 



VI. Red Fogs and Sea Breezes 133 



Vn. The Easting of the Trade- Winds, the Crossing at the 



Calm Belts, and the Magnetism of the Atmosphere . 153 



VIII. Currents of the Sea 179 



IX. The Specific Gravity of the Sea, and the Open Water 



in the Arctic Ocean 20G 



X. The Salts of the Sea 235 



XI. The Cloud Region, the Equatorial Cloud-Ring, and Sea 



Fogs 270 



XII. The Geological Agency of the Winds .... 285 



XIII. The Depths of the Ocean 303 



XrV. The Basin and Bed of the Atlantic .... 314 



XV. Sea Routes, Calm Belts, and Variable Winds . . . 334 



XVI. Monsoons 365 



XVII. The Clbiates of the Sea < - 382 



XVIII. Tide-Rips and the Sea-Drift 394 



XIX. Storms, Hurricanes, and Typhoons 413 



XX. The Winds of the Southern Hemisphere . . . 431 



XXI. The Antarctic Regions and their Cldiatology . . . 452 



XXII. The Actinometry of the Sea ..... 4CS 



