Prevailing Surface Winds (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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What are prevailing surface winds?
What are prevailing surface winds?
Consistent wind patterns at specific latitudes
What creates surface winds?
What creates surface winds?
Uneven heating & pressure differences
How many main circulation cells?
How many main circulation cells?
Three
Trade winds latitude range
Trade winds latitude range
30°N to 30°S
ITCZ stands for
ITCZ stands for
Intertropical Convergence Zone
What is the Coriolis effect?
What is the Coriolis effect?
Earth's rotation deflecting winds
Trade winds effect on tropical rainforests
Trade winds effect on tropical rainforests
High rainfall, carry moisture inland
Westerlies direction & latitude
Westerlies direction & latitude
West to east, 30° to 60°
Westerlies effect on Ireland's climate
Westerlies effect on Ireland's climate
Mild & moist from Atlantic moisture
Polar easterlies characteristics
Polar easterlies characteristics
Cold, dry winds from east to west
Hadley cell drives which wind system?
Hadley cell drives which wind system?
Trade winds
Ferrel cell latitude range
Ferrel cell latitude range
30° to 60°
Polar cell latitude range
Polar cell latitude range
60° to poles
High-pressure system characteristics
High-pressure system characteristics
Descending cool, dry air
Low-pressure system characteristics
Low-pressure system characteristics
Rising warm, moist air