The Polar Easterlies.
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.
There are many names for a wind blowing south (known as a North Wind) and it depends on where in World you are. The most universal names are Bora / Boreas (from Greek) and Tramontanta which is used on a Windrose, the forerunner to the modern compass. Aquilo is the Roman North Wind God
When the wind is blowing north, the wind direction is referred to as "north." This means that the air is moving from the south towards the north. Wind direction is always described based on where the wind is coming from, not where it is going.
A line running north and south/ up and down is called a vertical line.
The Arctic Circle 66.5° North. The North Pole 90° North. The Antarctic Circle 66.5° South The South Pole 90° South.
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.
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.
Well, darling, when the wind blows from south to north, we call it a "northerly wind." It's as simple as that. No need to complicate things, sugar. Just remember, when that wind is blowing up from the south, it's coming straight at ya from the north.
FROM the north. Winds take their names from their origin.
The wind is blowing FROM the North-Northeast to the South - Southwest.
There are many names for a wind blowing south (known as a North Wind) and it depends on where in World you are. The most universal names are Bora / Boreas (from Greek) and Tramontanta which is used on a Windrose, the forerunner to the modern compass. Aquilo is the Roman North Wind God
The reference point is FROM that direction AND that is the way it is blowing.
When the wind is blowing north, the wind direction is referred to as "north." This means that the air is moving from the south towards the north. Wind direction is always described based on where the wind is coming from, not where it is going.
The curvature of the Earth is one barrier to prohibit you from blowing directly from one pole to the other.
The north and south ends of a magnet are called magnetic north pole and south pole. The ends are named such because of the Earth's North Pole and South Pole.
The South was called Confederates and the North was called Unions.