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describe the main features of planetary winds

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Answered by jeevithavirupaksha
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Answer:

These winds being controlled by the pressure belts, blow towards the same direction throughout the whole year. The planetary wind is of three types such as : the trade wind, the westerlies and the polar wind. So, in short, the characteristics of planetary winds are as follows:

These winds being controlled by the pressure belts blow towards the same direction throughout the whole year. 

Planetary winds are also known as permanent or prevailing winds 

Blow from high to low pressure, over the earth surface & oceans throughout the year & in a particular direction 

These winds are divided into 3 categories viz.

Trade Winds (Tropical Easterlies)

Westerlies

Polar winds (Polar Easterlies)

Answered by actitis
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The main features of planetary wind are polar winds, westerlies and trade winds.

Explanation:

Planetary wind refers to those wind that blows from one latitude to another and which are controlled by the factors such as changes in the temperature and pressure, Coriolis effect. This type of wind are commonly known as as the Global wind and they blow from a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure throughout the year.

The main features of planetary winds are as follows-

  • Polar winds- These are cold dry wind that blows from a high to a low pressure region and found at or near both the poles.
  • Westerlies - These wind blows from western to the eastern direction and commonly found between 30° and 60° N and S latitudes. This wind is responsible for transporting the warm water towards the west coastal areas of the other continents.
  • Trade Winds- These winds blows from the northestern and the southwestern direction towards the equator in both the hemisphere and are found in the tropical and equatorial regions of earth.

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