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Global wind patterns

Global wind patterns. Wind. The horizontal movement of air caused by the uneven heating of the Earths surface. Coriolis Force. A shift in path of an object caused by the rotation of the Earth Northern hemisphere: wind deflected to the right

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Global wind patterns

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  1. Global wind patterns

  2. Wind • The horizontal movement of air caused by the uneven heating of the Earths surface

  3. Coriolis Force • A shift in path of an object caused by the rotation of the Earth • Northern hemisphere: wind deflected to the right • Southern hemisphere: wind deflected to the left • http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1904/es1904page01.cfm

  4. Hadley Cells • Convection currents caused by the heating of the Earth

  5. Trade Winds • Winds that blow from east to west near the equator

  6. Doldrums • Areas where there is little wind at the equator

  7. Westerlies • Winds that blow from west to east at mid latitudes

  8. Horse Latitudes • Areas of little wind at mid latitudes

  9. Easterlies • Winds that blow east to west near the poles • http://www.suu.edu/faculty/colberg/Hazards/Weather/04_GlobalWind.html • Jet Stream: a narrow band of fast moving air

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