CLIMATE OF INDIA
EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS
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Question
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Trade winds
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Coriolis effect
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Greenhouse effect
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Sea breezes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Prevailing winds are winds that blow from a single direction over a specific area of the Earth. Areas where prevailing winds meet are called convergence zones. Generally, prevailing winds blow east-west rather than north-south. This happens because Earth’s rotation generates what is known as the Coriolis effect.
Detailed explanation-2: -The trade winds were named by the crews of sailing ships that depended on the winds during westward ocean crossings.
Detailed explanation-3: -1)Trade winds are surface winds, while anti-trade winds occur in the upper elevation. 2)Trade winds generally come from the east, while in the upper elevation high above them, anti-trade winds blow from the west. This occurs because the Coriolis effect deflects the anti-trade winds.