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| + | [[Image:Prev-winds.PNG|'''[[Prevailing Wind]]''': A '''[[wind]]''' that blows from one direction more frequently than any other during a given period, such as a day, month, '''[[season]]''', or '''[[year]].'''|thumb|250px]] | ||
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| A '''[[wind]]''' that blows from one direction more frequently than any other during a given period, such as a day, month, '''[[season]]''', or '''[[year]].''' | A '''[[wind]]''' that blows from one direction more frequently than any other during a given period, such as a day, month, '''[[season]]''', or '''[[year]].''' | ||
| - | [ | + | A region's prevailing and dominant winds are often affected by global patterns of movement in the Earth's atmosphere.[1] In general, easterly flow exists at low and high latitudes globally. |
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| + | In the mid-latitudes, westerly winds are the rule and their strength is at the mercy of the polar cyclone. In areas where winds tend to be light, the sea breeze/land breeze cycle is the most important to the prevailing wind; in areas which have variable terrain, '''[[mountain]]''' and '''[[valley]]''' breezes dominate the wind pattern. | ||
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| + | Highly elevated surfaces can induce a thermal low, which then augments the environmental wind flow. | ||
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| + | == Also see == | ||
| + | *'''[[Wind]]''' | ||
| + | *'''[[Mountains]]''' | ||
| + | *'''[[Landforms]]''' | ||
| + | *'''[[Snow Cornice]]''' | ||
| + | *'''[[Snow drift]]''' | ||
| + | == Reference == | ||
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| + | *Wikipedia ''Prevailing Wind'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevailing_wind] | ||
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A wind that blows from one direction more frequently than any other during a given period, such as a day, month, season, or year.
A region's prevailing and dominant winds are often affected by global patterns of movement in the Earth's atmosphere.[1] In general, easterly flow exists at low and high latitudes globally.
In the mid-latitudes, westerly winds are the rule and their strength is at the mercy of the polar cyclone. In areas where winds tend to be light, the sea breeze/land breeze cycle is the most important to the prevailing wind; in areas which have variable terrain, mountain and valley breezes dominate the wind pattern.
Highly elevated surfaces can induce a thermal low, which then augments the environmental wind flow.
[edit] Also see
[edit] Reference
- Wikipedia Prevailing Wind [1]
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