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TROPICAL CELL/

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HADLEY CELL

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TROPICAL CELL WIND

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EASTERLIES

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EASTERLIES

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NE TO SW

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FERELL WIND

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WESSTERLIES

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POLAR WIND

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POLAR EASTERLIES

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GENERAL CIRCULATION FUNC

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LATITUDINAL TRANSFER OF HEAT

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WIND TYPES

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PERMANENT-SECONDARY-LOCAL

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PERMANENT/

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PRIMARY/PRIVAILING/PLANETARY

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PERMANENT WINDS ARE

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TRADE WINDS
WESTERLIES
POLAR EASTERLIES

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SECONDARY/

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SEASONAL /PERIODIC

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SEASONAL

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WIND DIRECTION CHANGES SEASONALLY

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SEASONAL EG

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MONSOON

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PERIODIC WIND EG

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LAND AND SEA BREEZE

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MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY BREEZE

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PERIODIC WIND

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15
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LOCAL WINDS

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DAY OR YEAR IN SMALL AREA

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16
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LOCAL WINDS LMFB

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LOO
MISTRAL
FOEHN
BORA

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17
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PLANETAARY WINDS

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ALMOST SAME DIRECTION

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18
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WHY PLANETARY

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LARGE AREA OF GLOBE

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19
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MOST IMPORTANT WIND

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TRADE WIND
WESTERLY

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20
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TRADE WIND FROM

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STHP TO ELPB

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21
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NORTH EASTERN TRADES

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NH

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22
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SE TRADES

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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

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23
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TRADE WIND REACHING EQUATOR

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HUMID AND WARM

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24
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TRADE WIND =—>

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CONVERGE AND GIVES HEAVY RAIN

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WESTELIES DIRECTION IN NH

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SOUTH WEST TO NE

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WESTELIES DIRECTION IN SH

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NW TO SE

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WESTERLIES OF SH ARE

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STRONGER

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28
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WHY SH WESTTERLIES STRONGER

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MARINE -LESS FRICTION

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WESTERLIES SLOGAN

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ROARING FORTIES
FURIOUS FIFTIES
SHRIEKING SIXTIES

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30
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WESTELY PRODUCE

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WET SPELLS

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31
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POLAR EASTERLIES IN NH DIR

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NE TO SWW DIRECTION

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POLAR EASTERLIES IN SH DIR

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PE FROM

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HIGH PRESSURE POLAR TO SUB POLAR LOW

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CYCLONE AND ANTICYCLONES ARE

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PERIODIC WINDS

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AIR MASSES ARE

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PERIODIC WINDS

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DIVERGENT WINDS ARE PRODUCED BY

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ANTICYCLONIC MOVEMENT

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NE MONSOON/

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WNTER MONSOON

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CHINA AND JAPAN —-MONSOON STRONGER

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WINTER MONSOON

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LAND HEATS AND COOLS ——

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MORINING BREEZE

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SEA BREEZE

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NIGHT BREEZE

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LAND BREEZE

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MOUNTAIN IN DAY

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VALLEY BREEZE

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MOUNTAIN IN NIGHT

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MOUNTAIN BREEZE

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KATABATIC WIND

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HIGH DENSITY AIR FLOWING DOWN THE SLOPE

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TERTIARY/

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LOCAL WINDS

46
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LOO LOCATION

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NORTH INDIA
PAKISTAN

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LOO DIRECTION

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WEST TO EAST

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LOO SEASON

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MAY AND JUNE

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LOO CAUSES

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CHINOOK IN

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USA AND CANADA

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CHINOOK FROM

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WEST SLOPE OF ROCKIES

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CHINOOK USE

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MISTRAL FROM

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FRANCE ALPS TO MEDITERRANEAN SEA

54
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MISTRAL FEATRE

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DRY COLD SPEED

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MISTRAL BRINGS

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BLIZZARD IN SOUTH FRANCE

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SIROCCO IN AFRICA

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SIROCCO IN MEDITERRANEAN

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SIROCCO IN EUROPE

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SIROCCO ORGIN

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MEDITERRANEAN WIND FROM SAHARA

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SIROCCO ORGIN

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WARM,DRY,TROPICAL AIRMASS

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FOEHN

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CHINOOK

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ZONDA

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LOO

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SIROCCO

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PAMPERO

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GREGALE

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BORA

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TRAMONTANE

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MISTRAL

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CHINOOK /

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SNOW MELTER

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CHINOOK /

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SNOW MELTER

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FOHN USE

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BENEFICIAL

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MISTRAL ORGIN

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RHINE VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRANCE

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SIROCCO ORGIN

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MEDITERRANEAN WIND FROM SAHARA

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FOHN ORGIN

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LEEWARD SIDE OF ALPS

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CHINOOK ORGIN

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LEEWARD SIDE OF ROCKIES

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