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What is the windless zone at the equator sailing vessels try to avoid?
movement winds. It is called the doldrums. It goes for days of sailing with shifting winds, no wind, lots of squalls, and basically unpredictable weather.
What part of the equator has no wind?
The Doldrums.
What global wind is located at the equator?
doldrums
What is the name of the effect that wind moving toward the equator to bend to the west and wind moving away from the equator to bend to the east?
== == Coriolis Effect Hope it helps.. :)
Wind patterns are generally closer to the equator?
Slower
What is the windless zone at the equator sailing vessels try to avoid?
movement winds. It is called the doldrums. It goes for days of sailing with shifting winds, no wind, lots of squalls, and basically unpredictable weather.
What are ocean dead zones?
places along the equator were there is no wind so sailboats can't move till the wind shifts
Why is air along the equator warmer than in other areas north and south of the equator?
it is warmer because the equator gets direct sunlight. other place like the north and the south don't get as much direct sunlight. the equator also get very little to no wind.
Why is a flight longer one way than it is the other?
Has to do with wind currents. Flying into the wind is going to be slower than flying with the wind.
What part of the equator has no wind?
The Doldrums.
Why is the flight time from jfk to sfo longer than mia to sfo?
Wind Direction-flying WITH the wind is quicker than flying INTO the wind.
What global wind is located at the equator?
doldrums
Why is it a longer flight from Rome to NY then From NY to Rome?
On one trip you are flying with the wind, on the other you are flying against the wind.
What tools were there in gold mining?
panning,dry panning,A pan,,a cradle,a sluice box,a windless/wind sail,a chilsan mill and pax axe. From Felomena
Why is the flying time from Europe to the US usually longer than the flying time from the US to Europe?
Because of the direction of the wind. If you're flying against the wind, it's going to take longer than if you fly with the wind.
What is the name of the effect that wind moving toward the equator to bend to the west and wind moving away from the equator to bend to the east?
== == Coriolis Effect Hope it helps.. :)
Why there are more coastal deserts along the western coasts?
Ocean and wind currents above the equator flow in a clockwise pattern, while those south of the equator flow in a counterclockwise pattern. But all the winds and currents meet at the equator and flow east to west forming the trade winds and equatorial currents.
