Study Notes on Important Local winds of the World

Study Notes on Important Local winds of the World

Air temperature, land temperature, water temperature, mountains and geographical locations play critical roles in the behavior of the famous winds of the world. Some winds blow strong in the morning and fade out during the afternoon.

Cold winds:

•Mistral- Blows in Spain & France from N-W to S-E. Common during winter.

•Bora- Blows along the shores of the Adriatic sea.

•Blizzard -Snow laden wind in Canada.

•Purga- Snow laden wind in Russian tundra. Much like Buran.

•Bise- An extremely cold wind in France

•Levanter- Blows in strait of Gibraltar between Spain & Morocco.

•Pampero- Pampas of S. America

•Papagayo -Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua.

•Haboob- Sudan

•Friagem- Amazon Valley

•Buran -Eastern Russia & central Siberia

•Norther- Texas, Gulf of Mexico & western carribean

•Etesian- Eastern Mediterranean.

•Surazo -Cold wind blowing from Argentinean pampas & Patagonia.

•Norte -A strong cold northeasterly wind which blows in Mexico.

•Tehuantepecer -This is a violent, squally wind from north or north-east in S. Mexico.

•Alizé: also known as trade wind; blows in the tropics predominantly from the Northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the Southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.