Wind In The Atmosphere
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MOVEMENT OF AIR
- The sun causes air movement.
- Wind is air coming from higher pressure.
- The coriolis effect is a bend in the road of a moving object from a regular straight path.
Photo by Geraint Warlow
GLOBAL WINDS
- Pressure belts and coriolis effect are two factors that are produced by global winds.
- Easterlies, westerlies, and trade winds are three major wind systems.
- Jet streams are small stripes of high speed winds that come from west to east.
Photo by The Wedding Traveler
LOCAL WINDS
- Sea breeze is a cold wind from water that comes up to land.
- Land breeze is warm wind that comes from land and travels to water.
- Valley breeze travels upward because of low pressures.
- Mountain breeze moves along mountains then cools at night and moves downward.
Photo by betta design
