Global Winds and Jet Stream. Global Winds The trade winds blow from east to west in the tropical region. Westerly winds blow west to east in the temperate.

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Global Winds and Jet Stream

Global Winds The trade winds blow from east to west in the tropical region. Westerly winds blow west to east in the temperate region. The U.S. is in the westerly wind belt. The temperate zone temperatures are affected most by the changing seasons, but since the westerly wind belt is in that region, the weather systems during any season move from west to east. Ex: USA

The polar winds blow northeast to west moving cold polar air in that climate zone from the poles toward the west. Doldrums is area around the equator where winds are calm. Horse latitudes are located 30 degrees North and South of the equator.

Coriolis Effect Because convection cells are in place in the atmosphere and Earth is spinning on its axis, these global winds appear to curve. This is known as the coriolis effect.

Jet Stream The jet stream is a fast- moving ribbon of air that moves from west to east in the Northern Hemisphere around Earth. It dips and constantly changes position. The polar jet stream can bring down cold polar conditions from the north. The subtropical jet stream can bring warm tropical conditions from the south (in the northern hemisphere).