{"id":1252,"date":"2020-10-11T16:07:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T16:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1252"},"modified":"2024-01-23T18:09:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T18:09:52","slug":"types-of-winds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-winds\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of winds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1252\" class=\"elementor elementor-1252\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cccc60a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cccc60a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc98e7e\" 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jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-winds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to winds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1284 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/how-do-winds-form\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">How do winds form?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1283 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wind-classification\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Wind classification<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1282 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-winds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of winds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1281 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-coriolis-effect\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Coriolis effect?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1280 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/land-and-sea-breeze\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Land and sea breeze<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1279 jet-nav__item\"><a 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mceTemp\"><p><b>Local Winds<\/b><br \/>Local winds are a result of scenery such as mountains, vegetation, water bodies, and so on. They usually change very often, and the weather people talk about this kind on the TV every day. They can move from mild to extreme winds in just hours. Good examples of local winds are sea breezes land breezes, and mountain and valley breezes. Local winds cover very short distances.<\/p><p><b>Global Winds<\/b><br \/>Global winds are large air masses that are created mainly as a result of the earth\u2019s rotation, the shape of the earth, and the sun\u2019s heating power.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1322\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1322 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/global-atmospheric-circulation.jpg\" alt=\"Global atmospheric circulation\" width=\"570\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/global-atmospheric-circulation.jpg 570w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/global-atmospheric-circulation-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Global atmospheric circulation<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Above are some standard wind belts with the white arrows showing the direction of winds, red arrows showing vertical rising air, and blue arrows showing cold sinking air.<\/p><p><b>Doldrums:<\/b><br \/>It is the very low-pressure area along the equator where prevailing winds are the calmest. This low-pressure area is caused by the constant heating of the sun. This belt extends to about 5\u00b0 north and south of the equator.<\/p><p><b>Tropical Easterlies (Trade Winds):<\/b><br \/>It is the belt extending as far as 30\u00b0 north and south latitude of the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).<\/p><p><b>Horse Latitudes:<\/b><br \/>It is a wind belt that forms at about 30\u00b0 north and south latitude between the trade winds and the Prevailing Westerlies.<\/p><p><b>Prevailing Westerlies:<\/b><br \/>It is the belt extending from 30\u00b0 to 60\u00b0 latitude from the ITCZ.<\/p><p><b>Polar Easterlies:<\/b><br \/>This belt covers from 60\u00b0 latitudes to the north and south poles.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42de015\" data-id=\"42de015\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d936ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d936ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9354341 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9354341\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-16e1c8b\" data-id=\"16e1c8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9e7b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4f9e7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wind-classification\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GO BACK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-add8d3e\" data-id=\"add8d3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-039c17c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"039c17c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-coriolis-effect\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winds Introduction to winds How do winds form? Wind classification Types of winds The Coriolis effect? Land and sea breeze Mountain and valley breeze How are winds measured? Wind terminology Types of winds Local WindsLocal winds are a result of scenery such as mountains, vegetation, water bodies, and so on. 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