Trade winds
Global winds and currents near the equator flow east to west. The global wind belt located north and south of the equator is called trade winds.
The areas called the Doldrums are near the equator. In the doldrums, persistent low pressure systems are caused by rising hot air, creating long periods of calm winds. To make way in the doldrums, a sailing ship depended on local storms, squalls, or passing tropical storm systems.
This is only part of the section of a series of winds called trade winds used and discovered by early people (Europeans) to sail to America.
The wind that blows from the south towards the north is called a south wind. It moves in the opposite direction to the usual north 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.
Global winds and currents near the equator flow east to west. The global wind belt located north and south of the equator is called trade winds.
The wind coming from the south and heading north is called a southerly wind.
The areas called the Doldrums are near the equator. In the doldrums, persistent low pressure systems are caused by rising hot air, creating long periods of calm winds. To make way in the doldrums, a sailing ship depended on local storms, squalls, or passing tropical storm systems.
If the wind is coming from the north and moving to the south, then it would be called a "northerly" wind. Likewise, if it is coming from the south, it would be a "southerly" wind. why? is there a reasond?
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.
It's called the 'Coriolis effect'. In the northern hemisphere, they rotate clockwise. South of the equator, they rotate counter-clockwise.
It's called the 'Coriolis effect'. In the northern hemisphere, they rotate clockwise. South of the equator, they rotate counter-clockwise.
be deflected to the east by the Earth's spin.
This is only part of the section of a series of winds called trade winds used and discovered by early people (Europeans) to sail to America.
The wind that blows from the south towards the north is called a south wind. It moves in the opposite direction to the usual north 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.
a wind blowing steadily towards the equator is called trade winds