Wind is caused by air flowing from high pressure to low pressure. Since the Earth is rotating, however, the air does not flow directly from high to low pressure, but it is deflected to the right (in the Northern Hemisphere; to the left in the Southern Hemisphere), so that the wind flows mostly around the high and low pressure areas.
This effect of the wind "feeling the Earth turn underneath it" is important for very large and long-lived pressure systems. For small, short-lived systems (such as in the cold outflow of a thunderstorm) the wind will flow directly from high pressure to low pressure.
The closer the high and low pressure areas are together, the stronger the "pressure gradient", and the stronger the winds. On weather maps, lines of constant pressure are drawn (as in the example, above) which are called "isobars". These isobars are usually labeled with their pressure value in millibars (mb). The closer these lines are together, the stronger the wind.
The curvature of the isobars is also important to the wind speed. Given the same pressure gradient (isobar spacing), if the isobars are curved anticyclonically (around the high pressure in the above example) the wind will be stronger. If the isobars are curved cyclonically (around the low pressure in the example above) the wind will be weaker.
Near the surface of the Earth, friction from the ground slows the wind down. During the day, when convective mixing is stirring up the lower atmosphere, this effect is minimized. At night, however, when convective mixing has stopped, the surface wind can slow considerably, or even stop altogether.
Wind can be thought of one way that the atmosphere moves excess heat around. Directly or indirectly, wind forms for the promary purpose of helping to transport excess heat either away from the surface of the Earth, where sunlight causes an excess of energy buildup, or from warm regions (usually the tropics) to cooler regions (usually the higher latitudes).
The Coriolis Effect
formation of snow
in the formation of sandstone arches how is wind involved
Earth itself is largely protected from the solar wind by its magnetic field, which deflects most of the charged particles; however some of the charged particles are trapped in the Van Allen radiation belt. XxBaby Dee
In this solar system, yes. However, other planets in other systems may have had their atmosphere stripped away; thus they have no internal wind.
Mercury doesn't has wind because it has a very small atmosphere so then there could be no wind.
wind is created by the uneven heating of the earth's surface. so i don't think that there is a cell that is responsible for the formation of wind.
When solar wind approaches the earth's atmosphere a collision occurs. This creates light.
Not only influence, The Sun's energy is the CAUSE of wind on Earth.
erosion by wind and water
Wind can result from a number of atmospheric events. The man cause of wind if the uneven heating and cooling of the earths surface due to the atmosphere, sun, and ocean.
Solar wind
Electromagnetic waves (including light); solar wind.
gas composition of atmosphere (including water vapour); altitude; temperature; and wind velocity.
Erosion,deposition by water,wind , ice , and gravity
According to scientists, deflation is a form of wind erosion because the wind is responsible for loosening the soil which results in the formation of rock pieces.
formation of snow
Wind shear can result in the formation of a tornado.