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<FONT size="+1"><strong><B>Planetary Wind Circulation Basic Premise </U> </P > </strong> <P align="justify" ></B>1. Earth is a sphere<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">2. Winds blow from high to low pressure area (from cold to warm)<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">3. Coreolis Effect: Gives East - West / West - East component<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">90 degrees Artic Circle<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">60 degrees East<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">30 degrees western<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">0 degrees trades<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">30 degrees west<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">60 degrees east<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">90 degrees an Artic Circle<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Ocean Currents: Partial listing canaries, no Atlantic Equatorial, Gulf Stream, North<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Atlantic Drift, Norwegian, East & West Greenland, Labrador Irminger, Guinea, South<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Atlantic Current, Brazil, West Wind Drift, Fackland, Arghulas, Peru, East Australian,<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">West Australian, North & South Pacific Equatorial, California, Alaskan, Warm & Cold<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Japanese, Equatorial counter currents and monsoon<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">4. Winds named from Direction they Originate<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Deep ocean circulation and physical problems<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Pressure: 1 Atmosphere each 33 fathoms deep<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">1000 atmosphere at great depth<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Problem of life<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">Bends (Nitrogen problems)<FONT size="+1"> </P ><P align="justify" ><FONT size="+1">High pressure reduces visvocity<FONT size="+1">
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