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As they blow across tropical regions, air masses heat up over lower latitudes due to more direct sunlight. Those that develop over land (continental)... -
The surface air that flows from these subtropical high-pressure belts toward the Equator is deflected toward the west in both hemispheres by the Coriolis... -
The subsident (sinking) air is relatively dry because, as it descends, the temperature increases but the absolute humidity remains constant, which lowers... -
As part of the Hadley cell circulation, surface air flows toward the equator while the flow aloft is towards the poles. A low-pressure area of calm, light -
By the 18th century the importance of the trade winds to England's merchant fleet for crossing the Atlantic Ocean had led both the general public and... -
The captain of a sailing ship seeks a course along which the winds can be expected to blow in the direction of travel.[5] During the Age of Sail the pattern... -
The term trade winds originally derives from the early fourteenth century late Middle English word 'trade' meaning "path" or "track."[2] -
In meteorology, the trade winds act as the steering flow for tropical storms that form over the Atlantic, Pacific, and southern Indian Oceans and make... -
This article is about the weather phenomenon. For other uses, see Tradewind.
The westerlies (blue arrows) and trade winds (yellow and brown... -
A Jack of all trades is a colloquial term for someone who holds some degree of skill/qualification in more than one trade, but has not made a continuous...
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