Wind currents between equator and poles.
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Water in the surface currents is pushed in the direction of the major wind belts: trade winds: east to west between the equator and 30oN and 30oS. westerlies: west to east in the middle latitudes. polar easterlies: east to west between 50o and 60o north and south of the equator and the north and south pole.
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In summer, near the equator the land warms up faster and most of the time the temperature of the land is higher than that of water in the oceans. The air over the land gets heated and rises. This causes the winds to flow from the oceans towards the land. These are monsoon winds.
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