Name and explain the classification of winds.

1.	Name and explain the classification of winds.
Answer» Depending upon the wind speed, their features, their directions, the way they occur, winds are classified into three types. A) Planetary winds – present on the planet as a whole through out the year, that blow continuously and regularly. B) Seasonal winds – Restricted to regions or seasonal in character like monsoons. C) Local winds – These blow due to local variation in the temperature and pressure, and influence a very small area.

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Depending upon the wind speed, their features, their directions, the way they occur, winds are classified into three types.

A) Planetary winds – present on the planet as a whole through out the year, that blow continuously and regularly.

B) Seasonal winds – Restricted to regions or seasonal in character like monsoons.

C) Local winds – These blow due to local variation in the temperature and pressure, and influence a very small area.

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