Other Types of Wind

             
     

Wind
We talk about wind all the time.. but what actually is wind?

      
             
             
      Breezes
Breezes are also periodic winds,but they have a
daily cycle of occurrence. Like monsoons, they
form because water and surface are not heated equally.
 		     
             
             
      Monsoons
Monsoons are typical periodic winds which play
a crucial part for the precipitation regime. They form
due to the unequal heating of water and earth.
      
             
             
      Trade Winds
Because the atmospheric pressure near the Equator is
permanently low,there's a constant flow of air towards it.
Such winds are referred to as trade winds.
      
             
             
      Cyclones&Anticyclones
Generally, cyclones vortexes which form near areas of
low atmospheric pressure. In the Southern Hemisphere
air inside them moves clockwise,while in the Northern
Hemisphere it moves just the other way around.
Anticyclones in turn form near areas of high pressure.
      
             
             
      Beaufort Scale
The Beaufort wind scale is used by mariners and
meteorologists to indicate wind velocity. It was devised
in 1805 by the Irish hydrographer Francis Beaufort.
The scale today that is used at sea is given in the table below: