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Why are the Trade Winds held responsible for the westward flow of the equatorial currents?
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What wind drives equatorial currents?
I believe the answer is trade winds. Trust me I'm a doctor lol
Converging trade winds produce a calm region called what?
The doldrums. Also known as the equatorial calms.
In the tropical latitude's trade winds push currents where?
No
Is El nino caused by the change of currents?
In a way, yes. El Nino - which is the warm phase of the oscillation known as El Nino Southern Oscillation - begins to get going when the atmospheric circulation in the equatorial Pacific breaks down, which causes the prevailing Trade Winds from the east to weaken or reverse. Then, wind from the west pushes warmer water from the Western Pacific to the east and up against the coast of South America, thereby changing surface currents.
What are the characteristics of the doldrums and why do they occur?
The high solar intensity at equatorial latitudes causes intense heating at the equator, which produces powerful convection currents called Prevailing Winds. The Doldrums are where the prevailing winds at the Equator die.
Which wind drives equatorial currents?
trade winds... :)
What factors were responsible for westward shift of trade?
Please be more specific westward shift of what trade?
In what derection do the trade wind belts push currents in the tropical latitudes?
Trade wind belts push currents westward in tropical latitudes.
What wind drives equatorial currents?
I believe the answer is trade winds. Trust me I'm a doctor lol
What is a transverse current?
A transverse current is an ocean current that goes either west or east. The strongest transverse currents are the equatorial currents, which are driven by the trade winds.
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.
Ocean currents flow from east to west near what?
Ocean currents flow from east to west near the sub-equatorial area. These winds are called "trade winds" and they start in Portugal, they move to the Canary Islands, to the Cape Verde and then to the West part of the Caribbean.
What is the equatorial breeze called?
Trade Winds
Converging trade winds produce a calm region called what?
The doldrums. Also known as the equatorial calms.
In the tropical latitude's trade winds push currents where?
No
How did the direction of wind and the nile currents help trade between Egypt and regions in the south?
how did the direction of the wind and the nile currents help trade between egypt and regions in the south?
What enabled easy trade between New England and the Caribbean?
A. Favorable ocean currents
