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This document discusses global wind patterns. It explains that wind is formed by differences in air pressure caused by uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun. The Coriolis effect causes winds to curve as they blow across the Earth. There are local winds formed by local geographic features and global winds formed by large air masses. Global wind types include polar easterlies, prevailing westerlies, trade winds, and winds in the doldrums region near the equator. Nepal experiences monsoon winds due to its location in the subtropics between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle.

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Globalwindpatterns

This document discusses global wind patterns. It explains that wind is formed by differences in air pressure caused by uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun. The Coriolis effect causes winds to curve as they blow across the Earth. There are local winds formed by local geographic features and global winds formed by large air masses. Global wind types include polar easterlies, prevailing westerlies, trade winds, and winds in the doldrums region near the equator. Nepal experiences monsoon winds due to its location in the subtropics between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle.

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GLOBAL WIND PATTERNS

CONTENTS
• Wind
• Formation of wind
• Coriolis effect
• Types of winds: Global and Local wind
• Prevailing wind
• Location of Nepal
WIND RELATES TO AIR
A 'wind' is simply the flow of a huge
amount of air, usually from a high Fig: pressure and
pressure-area to a low-pressure area.  wind direction
• Air is the combination of all the gases –
that surrouds the earth atmosphere-
• -like carbon dioxide, argon, oxygen,
nitrogen, hydrogen and many more
• The movement of Air from place to
place, typically from a high-pressure
area to a low-pressure area i.e, wind
• Winds behave differently in many
different places and conditions around
the earth. Fig: layers of atmosphere
FORMATION OF WIND
• Begins with sun’s radiation- absorbed
differently on the earth’s surface and heated
differently –
• Due to cloud cover, water bodies, vegetation,
uneven surface like mountains, valleys
• Variation of temperature on earth surfaces
• Air on surfaces with higher temperatures 
-begin to rise - it is lighter, - creates low
atmospheric pressure
• Air on surfaces with cooler temperatures
sink - sinking creates higher atmospheric
pressure.

Fig: formation of wind


FORMATION OF WIND
• The behaviour when warm gases or liquids
moving upward and being replaced by
cooler particles is called Convection.
• The energy moving during convection is Sea breeze
called convectional current.
• Convection occurs in liquids and gases –
land breeze and sea breeze
• Sea breeze occurs at day time where as
land breeze at night time

Fig: formationLand breeze


of wind
CORIOLIS EFFECT
• Wind appears to curve due to earth’s
rotation
• Northern hemisphere- wind curves to the
right
• Southern hemisphere- wind curve to the
right
PRESSURE BELT
TYPES OF WINDS
• Different classified winds like gentle
breeze, moderate winds, strong winds gale
winds(end up as tornadoes and hurricane)
• Types are: Local wind and Global wind
• Local wind- created as a result of scenery
such as mountains, vegetation, water
bodies and so on-
• ex:sea breezes and land breezes, and
mountain and valley breezes.

Slope
wind
TYPES OF WINDS
• Global wind - large air masses - created
mainly as a result of the earth’s rotation, the
shape of the earth and the sun’s heating
power. 
• Types –
1. Polar easterlies
2. Prevailing westerlies
3. Tropical easterlies/ trade winds
4. Doldrums
TYPES OF WINDS
1. Polar easterlies- covers from 60° latitudes to the north
and south poles- wind blows from east to west
2. Prevailing westerlies- covers 30° to 60° latitude to the
north and south - wind blows opposite direction from
west to east-Horse latitudes:Where the Westerlies meet
the trade winds at about 30 degrees (Jacksonville,
Florida) is the Horse latitudes, also Variables of Cancer,
Subtropical High, or Subtropical ridge. This is a region
of high pressure, dry air, and variable winds, and is
associated with deserts over land.
3. Trade wind- covers 0° to 30° latitude- wind blows from
east to west
4. Doldrums - 0° to 5° latitude to the north and south of
equatorial area- very low pressure area caused by
constant heating of the sun – calm area with very little
wind
PREVAILING WINDS
• Prevailing winds are the directions that
wind typically come from a location
• Distribute large amounts of solar
energy across the world
• Cause variety of precipitation like rain
or snow
LOCATION OF NEPAL
• The main latitude and longitude of
Nepal is 28° North and 84° East.
• small Asian country falls within the
Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle.
• The climatic condition of Nepal is not
typically a temperate one as the country
is located at the foothills of the
Himalayas.
CONCLUSION
• Hot/moist air rises up and cool/dry air
sinks down
• Low pressure due to hot air
• High pressure due to cool air
• Coriolis –curve wind due to earth’s
rotation
• Types local and global wind
THANK YOU!

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