The Coriolis force determines the directions of the trade winds, mid latitude Westerlies, and Polar Easterlies as

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The Coriolis force determines the directions of the trade winds, mid latitude Westerlies, and Polar Easterlies as described in the text. What about the strength of these winds? How, for example, should the trade winds behave as one approaches the Equator? How should the mid-latitude Westerlies in the Southern Hemisphere vary with latitude? Do your speculations agree with observations?

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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