466 Mr. F. J. W. Whipple on the Motion of a 



Fig. 2. 

 CASE I A. 



'STEADY MOTION ALONG THE EQUATOR. 

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EQUATOR 



Case i e, '■■ 



-NEAR THEroOATOR CURVE OF 3TOS: PERIOD 116 hours. WAVE LENGTH=4,I60km- 



-} IOm/s 



case r& 



i6° |0 K Q M EQUATOR CROSSED AT RIGHT ANGLES. PERIOD 136 HOURS. WAVE LENGTH - 2,240 KM. 



<5 500 



'1000' 



•CASE Id-, 

 EQUATOR CROSSED A? 131° PERIOD- 170 hours. REENTRANT PATH.. 



IOm/s 



