LOCAL WINDS

Local Winds

Type of Winds

1. Permanent Winds/Invariable Winds/Prevailing Winds:

Trade Winds

Westerlies

Polar Winds

2. Variable Winds:

Seasonal Winds

Local Winds

Mountain and Valley breezes

Land and Sea breezes


Different Local Winds of the world: 

Chinook

Warm and dry,  in Rockies, Snow eater

Foehn

Chinook type in Switzerland

 

Dr. Harmattan- Warm and dry, in western Africa

Brickfielder- Victoria in Australia

Blackroller- Great plain of USA

Shamal- Iraq, Persia

Norwester- Newzealand

 

Sirocco- Warm, dry and dusty, from Sahara to Europe, Blood rain

Khamsin-  Egypt

Gibli- Libya

Chilli- Tunisia

Leste- Morocco

Simoon- Arebean dese

Mistral

Cold, Spain and France in Rhone valley

Bora- Greece

Navoya Zemlaya- Scandinavia

Blizzard

North and South polar region, cold

Norther- USA

Burran- Siberia

 Other local winds

Haboon-          Sudan, dusty, warm
Ghabri-         Adriatic and Agean Sea
Squamish-     Canada , warm
Santa Ana-     North America, Warm and dry
Knick-            Chile and Argentina, warm
Pampero-        Argentina, Cold
Cape Doctor- South Africa, Warm
Loo-                 India, Warm
Fremantle doctor- Australia, warm
Purga-           From Arctic sea to Russia, cold
Bali-                    Indonesia
Bora-             Italy, cold and dry
Karaburan-     Magnolia to Russia, warm
Zonda-          Argentina, warm
Guba-           Papua New Guinea
Yoma-           Japan, warm
Coromell-    Mexico, warm
Bise-                France, cold
Tramontane- Central Europe , warm
Gregale-      Europe, cold
Berg wind-     Natal (South Africa), hot and dry
Southerly Burstler-     Australia, Cold
Lavanter-         cold, Spain


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