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What are the Global winds that flow toward equator?

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.


Wind coming from the south and heading North is called?

The wind coming from the south and heading north is called a southerly wind.


What is the area called near the equator where there may be little 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 you have a north wind do you call it a north wind or a south wind?

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?


Why is air along the equator warmer than in other areas north and south of the equator?

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.


When the paths of wind and ocean currents seem to curve because of the earths rotation is called the?

It's called the 'Coriolis effect'. In the northern hemisphere, they rotate clockwise. South of the equator, they rotate counter-clockwise.


When the paths of wind and ocean currents seem to curve because of the earths rotation is called?

It's called the 'Coriolis effect'. In the northern hemisphere, they rotate clockwise. South of the equator, they rotate counter-clockwise.


What happens when A high altitude wind system is traveling south from the Equator toward the South Pole?

be deflected to the east by the Earth's spin.


What is the name of the wind that blows from tropic of cancer to equator?

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.


Which wind blows from the south towards the north?

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.


What is a wind blowing toward the north called?

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.


Where are the trade winds?

a wind blowing steadily towards the equator is called trade winds