Trade Winds

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf wind
gptkbp:affects global climate
ocean currents
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs tropical easterlies
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Hadley_cell_circulation
gptkb:Coriolis_effect
gptkbp:directionA east to west
gptkbp:foundBetweenLatitudes about 30°N and 30°S
gptkbp:historicalSignificance aided sailing ships in trade routes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trade Winds
gptkbp:influenced tropical weather patterns
Atlantic hurricane formation
gptkbp:location Earth's equatorial region
gptkbp:northernHemisphereDirection northeast to southwest
gptkbp:season present year-round
gptkbp:southernHemisphereDirection southeast to northwest
gptkbp:strengthenDuring gptkb:La_Niña_events
gptkbp:strongestDuring winter and early spring
gptkbp:studiedIn meteorology
climatology
gptkbp:weakenDuring gptkb:El_Niño_events
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tay_Garnett
gptkb:Walter_Wanger
gptkb:Joan_Bennett
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6