The trade winds (northeast or southeast depending on which hemisphere you're in) blow towards the Equator.
the trade winds
The Coriolis effect bends them
Trade Winds.
On the average, it most often blow horizontally.
Polar Westerlies.
east to west
Trade Winds
The Coriolis effect bends them
Trade Winds.
They are very light if at all, most of the winds at the equator are going straight up due to the amount of heating.
trade winds
east and west
On the average, it most often blow horizontally.
Trade winds blow from east to west while the westerlies blow from west to east. Trade winds blow near the equator whereas the westerlies blow in the middle latitudes.
Polar Westerlies.
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