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Why does the high pressure air from the south not blow straight to the north?
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∙ 6y ago
the Coriolis force, which is produced by earth's rotation.
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What is the polar easterlies?
The Polar Easterlies are dry prevailing winds that blow from high pressure areas in the north and south poles. These winds are also called Polar Hadley cells.
What are the air currents that flow near the north and south poles?
The polar easterlies (also Polar Hadley cells) are the dry, cold prevailing winds that blow from the high-pressure areas of the polar highs at the north and south poles towards low-pressure areas within the Westerlies at high latitudes.
What causes wind to blow in gusts?
The pressure of the sun causes the wind to blow.
Is the wind blow N to S in a desert - what does the dune look like steep south slope?
it would sorta look like a crescent with the part that bends facing north and the 2 points facing south
How cold on average should a central air conditioner blow?
straight from the vent should be around 47 degrees
What Direction do Egypt winds blow?
From North to South.
Does the south blow toward the south?
no it blows to the north
Where do south winds blow?
north
Where direction does the north wind blow?
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.
What direction did the dominant wind blow?
north to south
Winds that blow from north and south poles?
12
What direction did dominant wind blow?
north to south
What are polar easterlies and prevailing westerlies?
Polar easterlies are dry, cold prevailing winds that blow from the east. They emanate from the polar highs, areas of high pressure around the North and South Poles. Polar easterlies flow to low-pressure areas in sub-polar regions. Westerlies are prevailing winds that blow from the west at midlatitudes.
Do global winds blow west to east?
Global winds blow North to South
Westerlies blow at a curve between 10 and 60 degrees north and south of the equator. What prevents these winds from blowing in a straight line?
earth spinning on Its axis..... apparently
What winds that blow from the North and South Poles?
Polar Easterlies
Winds that blow from the North and South poles?
polar easterlies
