Terra
(Storm Tracker)
Fri Jul 08 2005 05:30 AM
Re: 5 AM Discussion~edited

Not saying it's not more significant than flat land... just commenting that latent heat is the biggest deal. I mean, friction is an interaction with a surface... there is a larger surface area for a mountainous area than there is for flat land... More surface, more friction....


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