cold air drops then it rises, then as soon as it hits the pole. It drops.
The Coriolis effect
The Coriolis
When you name a wind. You name it in the direction it is coming from, so a wind blowing toward the north comes from the south. It is therefore a South Wind.
The wind is blowing FROM the North-Northeast to the South - Southwest.
"southerly" wind
A North wind blows FROM the North TO the South. When you hear someone say North wind, East wind, South wind, or West wind, they are referring to the direction the wind is blowing FROM.
The Coriolis
the rotation of the earth
The coriolis effect
The curvature of the Earth is one barrier to prohibit you from blowing directly from one pole to the other.
earth spinning on Its axis..... apparently
The spinning and the curvature of the Earth may both impede this phenomenon.
Canada to the north and Mexico to the south.
When you name a wind. You name it in the direction it is coming from, so a wind blowing toward the north comes from the south. It is therefore a South Wind.
When you name a wind. You name it in the direction it is coming from, so a wind blowing toward the north comes from the south. It is therefore a South Wind.
A south wind.
The wind is blowing FROM the North-Northeast to the South - Southwest.
"southerly" wind