Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. The strongest observed winds on a planet in the Solar System occur on Neptune and Saturn. Winds defined by an equilibrium of physical forces are used in the decomposition and analysis of wind profiles.
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Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. The strongest observed winds on a planet in the Solar System occur on Neptune and Saturn. Winds have various aspects: velocity ; the density of the gas involved; energy content or wind energy. The wind is also an important means of transportation for seeds and small birds; with time things can travel thousands of miles in the wind. Winds defined by an equilibrium of physical forces are used in the decomposition and analysis of wind profiles. They are useful for simplifying the atmospheric equations of motion and for making arguments about the vertical distribution of winds. The geostrophic wind component is the result of the Coriolis force and the balance between horizontal and vertical force. The thermal wind is the difference in the thermal wind between two levels in the atmosphere. For example, a northerly wind blows from north to south from the North Pole to the Pole, but from the south to the north to the south. For an example, north to north blows from the north pole to the South Pole, and from the South to the East to the West, northerlies to southerly winds blow from the east to the west. Winds can shape landforms, via a variety of aeolian processes such as the formation of fertile soils, such as loess, and by erosion. In meteorology, winds are often referred to according to their strength, and the direction from which the wind is blowing. When winds become strong, trees and human-made structures are damaged or destroyed.
Wind powers the voyages of sailing ships across Earth’s oceans. Hot air balloons use the wind to take short trips, and powered flight uses it to increase lift and reduce fuel consumption. Winds that are accelerated by rough topography and associated with dust outbreaks have been assigned regional names in various parts of the world because of their significant effects on those regions. Wind can disperse seeds from various plants, enabling the survival and dispersal of those plant species. When combined with cold temperatures, the wind has a negative impact on livestock. Wind affects animals’ food stores, as well as their hunting and hunting and defensive strategies. When a difference in atmospheric pressure exists, air moves from the higher to the lower pressure area, resulting in winds of various speeds. The two main causes of large-scale atmospheric circulation are the differential heating between the equator and the poles and the rotation of the planet. Within the tropics, thermal low circulations over terrain and high plateaus can drive monsoon circulations. In coastal areas the sea breezeland breeze cycle can define local winds; in areas that have variable terrain, mountain and valley breezes can dominate local winds. On a rotating planet, air will also be deflected by theCoriolis effect, except exactly on the equators. Outside the Tropics and aloft from frictional effects of the surface, the large- scale winds tend to approach gestrophic balance.
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