ATMOSPHERE MASTERING (LL) PKG W/ACCESS
ATMOSPHERE MASTERING (LL) PKG W/ACCESS
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780135194119
Author: Lutgens
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 7, Problem 1RQ
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The definition of planetary-scale winds.

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Planetary-scale winds belong to the category of macroscale winds. The westerlies and trade winds would illustrate a planetary-scale wind.

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Winds can be categorized as microscale (smallest), mesoscale (intermediate), and macroscale (largest) winds. Macroscale winds can be divided into planetary-scale and synoptic-scale winds.

Planetary-scale winds are represented by the westerlies and trade winds, which transported the sailing vessels back and forth through the Atlantic during the advent of the New World. Such large-scale patterns of flow stretch around the whole globe and would remain necessarily unaltered for weeks at a time.

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