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Winds

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WIND PRESENTATION

TRADE WINDS

  • They occur above and below the equator
  • It is created by air movement over land masses
  • It gets their name by early traders would use these winds to sail from Europe to America

THE DOLDRUMS

  • The doldrums are a type of wind that is calm and has light baffling winds
  • The doldrums occur north of the equator between the northern and southern trade winds

THE HORSE LATITUDES

  • The horse latitudes occur at the subtropical latitudes 30 and 35 degrees both north and south
  • These winds get their name from Spanish sailors who would transport horses on their vessels.
  • These winds would slow the vessels when they entered this latitude and make toe voyage last longer.
  • This would create water shortages, and the sailors would throw the horses overboard.

THE MOUNTAIN BREEZE (WIND) / VALLEY BREZZE (WIND)

  • The mountain breeze is a localized wind that occurs in a cycle with the valley breeze
  • Mountain breeze blows down a mountain slope.
  • The valley breeze blows up the mountain slope.
  • Mountain breezes occur during the night.
  • Valley breezes occur during the day.

THE CHINOOK WINDS

  • The chinook winds are caused by the moist weather patterns, coming from the pacific coast
  • The chinook winds cool as they climb the western slopes.
  • Then rapidly increase as they go down the eastern slopes.
  • The chinook winds can also make a foot of snow disappear in one day.

THE SANTA ANA WINDS

  • Are named after southern California's canyon, Santa Ana
  • Are dry and also hot and dusty wind.
  • They originate from the Santa Ana canyon.
  • Blows from east to west.

THE NOR'EASTERN WINDS

  • Causes ferocious storms in the winter on the east coast
  • The strong areas of low pressure form in the Gulf of Mexico or on the east coast
  • Occurs in New York City, Boston, and New England

THE MONSOONS

  • Are traditionally defined as a seasonal wind.
  • These winds are colder than the sea and cause heavy rains in the summer.
  • They occur in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia.

DIABLO

  • is a name that has been occasionally used for the hot, dry offshore wind from the northeast .
  • The typically occur in San Francisco Bay Area.
  • Also can form in the Diablo Mountain Range in California

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