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MAy I be allowed the space of a few lines to point out a defect in the account of the Föhn, given by Mr. Scott in his recent work on “Meteorology,” and quoted in the review of that work which appeared in NATURE, vol. xxvii. p. 575. This phenomenon has been fully and clearly explained by Dr. J. Hann in a paper entitled “Einfährung in die Meteorologic der Alpen,” published under the auspices of the D. und O. Alpenverein. Mr. Scott's account of the Föhn attributes rightly the dryness and the cooling of the wind at high altitudes to expansion; but he appears to entirely overlook the heating effect due to condensation of moisture during the ascent of the wind.
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IRVING, A. The Föhn. Nature 27, 605 (1883). https://doi.org/10.1038/027605b0
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