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Atmospheric Circulation and Wind Patterns

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WEATHERCondition ofatmosphere at a particular time and place
WINDair moving horizontally
GLOBAL WINDwinds traveling great distances in patterns
CORIOLIS EFFECTcurving of global winds due to earth's rotation
JET STREAMwind in troposphere travelling from west to east
MONSOONwind that changes direction with the seasons
DOLDRUMSlow pressure zone near equator
HORSE LATITUDEShigh pressure zones n&s of equator
TRADE WINDSwinds blow east from horse latitudes to equator
PREVAILING WESTERLIESblow from west from horse latitiudes toward poles
PREVAILING EASTERLIESblow from east from poles


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