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What common name is given to the calm seas and winds of equatorial regions?
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The Doldrums
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What is the overall effects of winds on earth?
They transfer energy as heat from equatorial regions to high latitudes
At which location does the coriolis force have the least effect on wind?
The Coriolis effect has the least effect on winds in equatorial regions and the most effect on winds in polar regions. Coriolis effect deflects winds to the right of their initial direction in the northern hemisphere and left of their initial direction in the southern hemisphere.
What is the equatorial breeze called?
Trade Winds
Which wind drives equatorial currents?
trade winds... :)
What are the prevailing surface winds at about 15 degrees north and south latitudes called?
The prevailing surface winds at about 15 degrees north and south latitudes are called the trade winds. In the northern hemisphere, they blow from the northeast, while in the southern hemisphere, they blow from the southeast. These steady winds are caused by the Earth's rotation and pressure differences between equatorial regions and higher latitudes.
Converging trade winds produce a calm region called what?
The doldrums. Also known as the equatorial calms.
What are Winds in the high latitudes that flow out of the Arctic and Antarctic regions?
In Antarctica, the winds are known as Katabatic winds. In the Arctic, the winds are known as Squamish winds.
Earth rainiest regions are in the tropical latitudes of South America Africa and Asia how do global winds bring rain to these regions?
Warm humid Trade Winds converge over these regions
What wind drives equatorial currents?
I believe the answer is trade winds. Trust me I'm a doctor lol
What is the main role of the Westerlies?
carrying the warm, equatorial waters and winds to the western coasts of continents
Winds that regularly blow across particular regions?
Those winds are called "prevailing winds" ^_^ ~
What land feature shields these regions from northeast monsoon and northeast trade winds?
hat land feature shields these regions from northeast monsoon and northeast trade winds?
