Great Winds, Part 1: General Circulation

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1965

Creator: Universal Educational & Visual Arts

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Uses a globe to show the world pressure areas and air flow between them as it would be if the earth's surface were uniform. Rotation of the globe illustrates deflection of winds and the paths of trade winds. Points out how the seasonal changes in the sun's noonday position affect the winds.


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