18.Which winds carry a little water, colder wind or hotter winds?
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Answer:
1. Hadley cell - Low latitude air movement toward the equator that with heating, rises vertically, with poleward movement in the upper atmosphere. This forms a convection cell that dominates tropical and sub-tropical climates.
2. Ferrel cell - A mid-latitude mean atmospheric circulation cell for weather named by Ferrel in the 19th century. In this cell, the air flows poleward and eastward near the surface and equatorward and westward at higher levels.
3. Polar cell - Air rises, diverges, and travels toward the poles. Once over the poles, the air sinks, forming the polar highs. At the surface, air diverges outward from the polar highs. Surface winds in the polar cell are easterly (polar easterlies).
Explanation:
UPPER-LEVEL WINDS
Two main forces affect the movement of air in the upper levels. The pressure gradient causes the air to move horizontally, forcing the air directly from a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure.
SURFACE WINDS
Surface friction plays an important role in the speed and direction of surface winds.
LAND AND SEA BREEZES
Land and sea breezes are caused by the differences in temperature over land and water. The sea breeze occurs during the day when the land area heats more rapidly than the water surface. This results in the pressure over the land being lower than that over the water.
MOUNTAIN WINDS
Hills and valleys substantially distort the airflow associated with the prevailing pressure system and the pressure gradient. Strong up and downdrafts and eddies develop as the air flows up over hills and down into valleys. Wind direction changes as the airflow around hills.
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