Winds
- Caused by different air pressures
- Large scale air movements
- Move from high pressure areas to low pressure areas
- Trade Winds- blow from SE in the southern hemisphere and NE in northern hemisphere
- Westerlies- blow from NW in southern hemisphere and blow from SW in northern hemisphere
Global Atmospheric Circulation
- 3 Circulation Cells - Hadley, Ferrel, Polar
- Low pressure belt - Rising air, Clouds, Minimal rainfall
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