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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Global wind patterns

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The horizontal movement of air caused by the uneven heating of the Earths surface

Wind

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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/visualization

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Coriolis Force

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Convection currents caused by the heating of the Earth

Hadley Cells

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Winds that blow from east to west near the equator

Trade Winds

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Areas where there is little wind at the equator

Doldrums

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Winds that blow from west to east at mid latitudes

Westerlies

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Areas of little wind at mid latitudes

Horse Latitudes

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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

Easterlies

http://www.suu.edu/faculty/colberg/Hazards/Weather/04_GlobalWind.html
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