Knowledge Themes
Coriolis Force
Pressure Gradient Force
Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
Trade Winds
Westerlies
Polar Easterlies
Hadley Cell
Ferrel Cell
Polar Cell
Land and Sea Breeze
Mountain and Valley Breeze (Anabatic and Katabatic winds)
Monsoon Winds
Jet Streams
Geostrophic Wind
Loo
Foehn and Chinook
Mistral and Bora
Horse Latitudes
Doldrums
Beaufort Scale
Structural Subtopics
- Coriolis force and its effect on wind direction
- Pressure gradient force and geostrophic wind
- Three-cell model of atmospheric circulation (Hadley
- Ferrel
- and Polar cells)
- Characteristics and distribution of Trade Winds
- Role and mechanism of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
- Subtropical Highs and Horse Latitudes
- Mechanism of Mid-latitude Westerlies
- Polar Easterlies and the Polar Front
- Formation and types of Jet Streams (Polar and Subtropical)
- Thermal and dynamic causes of seasonal Monsoon winds
- Mechanism of Land and Sea breezes
- Mountain and Valley breezes (Anabatic and Katabatic winds)
- Global distribution and impact of Local winds like Loo
- Foehn
- and Chinook
- Impact of Rossby Waves on upper-air circulation
- Cyclones and Anticyclones formation and wind patterns
Study Material
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