Crash course geography. Where does wind come from.
There's an invisible force shaping our lives, affecting the weather, climate, land, economy, and just whether a flag looks majestic or not - we're talking about the wind! Today we're going to go into the science of where the wind comes from and take a closer look at the major wind sys...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Crash Course Geography,
2021.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | There's an invisible force shaping our lives, affecting the weather, climate, land, economy, and just whether a flag looks majestic or not - we're talking about the wind! Today we're going to go into the science of where the wind comes from and take a closer look at the major wind systems and pressure belts across the globe. We'll explain how the Coriolis effect causes the winds to curve (and makes air travel a bit more complicated), explore the doldrums and horse latitudes that could stall ships for days, and show the enormous impact the trade winds had on European colonization of the Americas. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed April 15, 2022). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (11 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:10:20 |