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Which are the pressure belts on either side of subtropical high pressure belts. Write notes on the winds formed from this pressure belt in the Northern Hemisphere. Which of these winds is most influenced by the Coriolis force?

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  • Equatorial low pressure belt and subpolar low pressure belt. 
  • The winds formed from this pressure belt in the Northern Hemisphere are trade winds and westerlies.

Trade winds

  • Blow continuously from north subtropical high pressure belt to subpolar low pressure belt. 
  • As these winds blow from the north east, they are known as north east trade winds.

Westerlies

  • Blow continuously from north subtropical high pressure belt to subpolar low pressure belt. 
  • Blow in south west direction in the Northern Hemisphere. 
  • Westerlies are most influenced by the Coriolis force. It is because Coriolis force increases while advancing from the equator.


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