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UPSC Geography 14 - Winds

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UPSC Geography 14 - Winds


Global Winds
  • Hadley cell
  • Doldrums - equatorial calm
  • Trade winds- horse latitude
  • Coriolis effect - earth's rotation- circular motion 
  • Farrell Law - rightward in NH
  • Torrid Zone - Tropical Zone
  • Temperate zone
  • Polar Zone

Local Winds
  • Radiation Inversion
  • Advection inversion
  • Drainage Inversion- ketabatic wind- Cooling of air at top of hill
  • Adiabatic cooling - raising - expanded & get cooled

Some Local Winds
  • Sirocco & Bora - Italy
  • Khamsin- Egypt 
  • Mistral - Mediterranean
  • Abrolhos - Brazil
  • Fremantle Doctor - Australia
  • Karaburan- Mongolia
  • Kona - Hawaii
  • Nor easter - US
  • Nor wester - NZ
  • Simoom- Africa
  • Sundowner - California
  • Chinook - Rocky
  • Harmattan - Sahara





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