Central Europe . n there will be calm in the valleys among themountains, accompanied by fine weather, but often inwinter-time also by very severe cold. The important influence of the superficial confor-mation of the land is even more immediately perceptiblein regard to the distribution of moisture. Every rain-chart is closely related to a relief-map. The mountainscompel currents of air to rise, to be chilled, and tocondense their vapour, but they obtain much moistureonly if the air has previously collected much inthe places of its origin. Thus the ocean remains,under all circumstances, the fir
Central Europe . n there will be calm in the valleys among themountains, accompanied by fine weather, but often inwinter-time also by very severe cold. The important influence of the superficial confor-mation of the land is even more immediately perceptiblein regard to the distribution of moisture. Every rain-chart is closely related to a relief-map. The mountainscompel currents of air to rise, to be chilled, and tocondense their vapour, but they obtain much moistureonly if the air has previously collected much inthe places of its origin. Thus the ocean remains,under all circumstances, the first source of rain, andthe fact that the prevalent winds are those blowing offit is of importance to Central Europe. If we couldascend in a balloon to a height from which the wholeof Central Europe would be surveyed at one glance, theveils of mist spreading over it and thickening towardsthe north-west would emphatically show us how importantis the part played by the ocean as parent of our streams u8 CENTRAL EUROPE. a,o1-1 U CLIMATE 119
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