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A virtual tour around Johannesburg (North-South Axis)

A VIRTUAL TOUR AROUND JOHANNESBURG (North-South Axis) Photo 1 – The zone of decay south of the CBD. (Down Eloff Street Extension). Note the light industry. Photo 2 – The zone of decay. Warehousing also dominates in terms of land-use. Note the dilapidated state of many of the buildings. The CBD of Johannesburg is unlikely… Read More »

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6. Winds related to regional and local air movements: Monsoons and Föhn

6. Winds related to regional and local air movements: Monsoons and Föhn 6.1 Monsoons The origin of the word monsoon is the Arabic word mawsin, which means season.                     Monsoons       Indian Monsoons     http://geography.about.com/od/physicalgeography/a/monsoon.htm   6.2 Föhn & Chinook winds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foehn_wind    … Read More »

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5. Air mass characteristics

5. Air mass characteristics The Science of Air Characteristics of Air Masses The effect of Air Masses on the UK Types of Air Masses in more detail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjWn3MnZ71E

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3. Tri-cellular circulation

3. Tri-cellular circulation: Hadley, Ferrel and polar cells and Winds related to global air circulation: westerlies, tropical easterlies and polar easterlies      

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2. World pressure belts

2. World pressure belts   The following video explains the animation below  

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