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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