easterlies

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• easterlies — ● easterlies nom masculin pluriel (anglais easterlies) Vents d est planétaires qui soufflent sur les régions polaires d une part, sur la zone intertropicale (on les nomme alizés) d autre part …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Easterlies — The easterlies commonly refer to the low latitude trade winds near the equator [cite web |url=http://www.americaswetlandresources.com/background facts/detailedstory/metero hurricanes.html |title=America s WETLAND |accessdate=2008 09 06 |work=… …   Wikipedia

• Polar easterlies — The polar easterlies are the dry, cold prevailing winds that blow from the high pressure areas of the polar highs at the north and south poles towards the low pressure areas of the polar fronts between 60 and 90 degrees north and south. Cold air… …   Wikipedia

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• climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …   Universalium

• 1962 Pacific typhoon season — Infobox hurricane season Basin=WPac Year=1962 Track=1962 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg First storm formed=February 2, 1962 Last storm dissipated=December 10, 1962 Strongest storm name=Super Typhoon Karen Strongest storm pressure=897 Total… …   Wikipedia

• Quasi-biennial oscillation — The QBO (quasi biennial oscillation) is a quasi periodic oscillation of the equatorial zonal wind between easterlies and westerlies in the tropical stratosphere with a mean period of 28 to 29 months. The alternating wind regimes develop at the… …   Wikipedia

• Atmospheric circulation — is the large scale movement of air, and the means (together with the smaller ocean circulation) by which heat is distributed on the surface of the Earth. The large scale structure of the atmospheric circulation varies from year to year, but the… …   Wikipedia

• Vientos del Este polares — Los vientos del Este polares (también células de Hadley polares) son vientos preponderantes fríos y secos que soplan desde zonas de alta presión de las alturas polares en los polos Norte y Sur hacia las zonas de baja presión dentro de los Vientos …   Wikipedia Español

• Geography of Nigeria — Satellite image of Nigeria Nigeria is a country in West Africa. Nigeria shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the south and it… …   Wikipedia

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