meteorology, prevailing wind in a region of the Earth's surface is a surface wind that blows predominantly from a particular direction. The dominant winds are...

The trade winds or easterlies are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region. The trade winds blow mainly from...

deserts can be moved great distances from its source region by the prevailing winds; winds that are accelerated by rough topography and associated with dust...

The westerlies, anti-trades, or prevailing westerlies, are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees...

breezes and land breezes are both important factors in coastal regions' prevailing winds. Sea breeze and land breeze develop due to differences in air pressure...

Look up prevailing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prevailing may refer to: Prevailing winds Prevailing visibility Prevailing wage This disambiguation...

from prevailing winds, known as its leeward side. Evaporated moisture from water bodies (such as oceans and large lakes) is carried by the prevailing onshore...

May, high pressure over the Gobi desert moves winds from that continent toward the northwest. As the winds reach the equator, the Earth's rotation causes...

the study of Earth's atmosphere, polar easterlies are the dry, cold prevailing winds that blow around the high-pressure areas of the polar highs at the...

restrictions on new water-well development or new farm additions. The prevailing winds in this region would appear to blow from the west and northwest during...

gale-force winds" or "gale-force to severe gale-force winds" or "storm-force to violent storm-force winds" equivalent to "hurricane-force winds" "Tropical...

a wind rose was included on maps in order to let the reader know which directions the 8 major winds (and sometimes 8 half-winds and 16 quarter-winds) blew...

seasonal wind pattern, with a weak wind season characterized by wind directed an at acute angle to the prevailing winds of the strong wind season. The...

exceptions are onshore winds (blowing onto the shore from the water) and offshore winds (blowing off the shore to the water). Wind direction is usually...

from the Sahara are lifted into the atmosphere and transported by prevailing winds. It usually happens in the summer and lasts 3-5 days. The primary cause...

where damages amounted to an estimate of $15.5 billion in 2002. These prevailing winds occur year-round from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes...

Windcatchers come in various designs, depending on whether local prevailing winds are unidirectional, bidirectional, or multidirectional, on how they...

shortcut between the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. Because of the prevailing winds at Suez, the canal is less suitable for sailing boats, so steamships...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Westerly may refer to: Westerlies, the prevailing winds in the middle latitudes Westerly, Rhode Island, a town Westerly (CDP)...

The trade winds are the permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region. Tradewind(s) or trade wind(s) may also refer...

temperatures are more moderated along the northern coast. The prevailing northwesterly wind from the Mediterranean Sea continuously blows over the northern...

the prevailing wind, and typically the drier. In an archipelago windward islands are upwind and leeward islands are downwind of the prevailing winds, such...

high-pressure system winds radiate out from the center of the system, while low-pressure systems have winds that spiral inwards. The geostrophic wind neglects frictional...

(40 to 55 or 60 degrees north), often within large landmasses, where prevailing winds blow overland bringing some precipitation, and temperatures are not...

The highest precipitation amounts are found slightly upwind from the prevailing winds at the crests of mountain ranges, where they relieve and therefore...

prevailing winds are from east to west. The rhyme is generally correct at middle latitudes where, due to the rotation of the Earth, prevailing winds travel...

Northern Hemisphere, the east end is typically poorer because the prevailing winds blow from the west. Intermediate Region Easting Oriental "east". Online...

with heavy winter rainfall courtesy of its relative proximity to the prevailing winds from Atlantic low-pressure systems. Santiago is the local Galician...

but has no fuel costs" Transmission and Wind Energy: Capturing the Prevailing Winds for the Benefit of Customers Archived 23 April 2014 at the Wayback...

the warmest and driest place on the island, being in the lee of the prevailing winds. There is one road, nicknamed the "M1", which connects the town with...