La Nina Flashcards
1 what direction does easterly trade winds blow
Easterly trade winds blow east to west
1.2 what happens the easterly trade winds
Easterly trade winds blowing east to west winds become STRONGER
2 what stays at Indonesia
Massive body of water stays at indonesia
3 what happens at South America (humbolt current and thermocline)
More cold water upwelling happens at SA (humbolt current strengthens) and the thermocline gets shallow beside SA (layer of surface warm water in ocean)
4 what happens the walker circulation
Walker circulation gets VERY powerful
5 what happens the air and what weather does SA expect an Indonesia
Even MORE cold air sinks, dries out and gives NO RAIN over west side of SA whilst MORE warm, air rises and condenses over Indonesia, giving HIGHER rain conditions