oce1001 chp 6 figures
The Trade Winds are one type of prevailing wind pattern. How many other types of prevailing winds are there among earth's global wind patterns?
2
The westerlies wind belt is the area corresponding to number
2
Variable winds that result in generally clear, dry, and fair conditions with minimal precipitation are labeled number:
6
Equator
A
Inside the eye of the hurricane
A
Temperate
A
Vernal equinox
A
Wind belt: trade winds
A
Bottom left
Anticyclonic flow
Boundary: horse latitudes
B
Equatorial
B
Movement of warm water vapor (arrow)
B
Summer solstice
B
Tropic of Capricorn
B
Movement of cool dry air (arrow)
C
Subpolar
C
Tropic of Cancer
C
Wind belt: prevailing westerlies
C
Winter solstice
C
Top Left
Convergence aloft
Arctic Circle
D
Autumnal equinox
D
Boundary: doldrums
D
Movement of spiral rain bands (arrow)
D
Subtropical
D
Antarctic Circle
E
Tropical
E
Wind belt: Polar easterlies
E
Boundary: polar front
F
Bottom (blue)
San Francisco
Middle (red)
Urbana
top right
cyclonic circulation established
Bottom right
cyclonic flow
Top right
divergence aloft
Top left
front develops
Top left (seek immediate shelter?)
no
bottom right (seek immediate shelter?)
no
bottom middle
occluded front developed
bottom left
occlusion begins
top middle
wave develops
bottom left (seek immediate shelter?)
yes
