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'''Wind''' is what happens when [[air]] moves along the earth's surface due to disparities in pressure levels in the atmosphere. | '''Wind''' is what happens when [[air]] moves along the earth's surface due to disparities in pressure levels in the atmosphere. | ||
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| + | *Wind patterns are very complex, especially at scales less than 100 kilometers. If these wind directions and speeds are averaged over large sections of Earth's surface, a global circulation pattern emerges--a pattern shaped by [[solar heating]] and Earth's rotation. [http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/elnino/cratmosphere.html] | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/elnino/cratmosphere.html El Nino: The child returns] - educational web site | ||
[[Category:Meteorology]] | [[Category:Meteorology]] | ||
Revision as of 18:10, August 8, 2007
Wind is what happens when air moves along the earth's surface due to disparities in pressure levels in the atmosphere.
- Wind patterns are very complex, especially at scales less than 100 kilometers. If these wind directions and speeds are averaged over large sections of Earth's surface, a global circulation pattern emerges--a pattern shaped by solar heating and Earth's rotation. [1]
External links
- El Nino: The child returns - educational web site