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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: A virtual tour around Johannesburg (North-South Axis) »
Johannesburg Virtual Tour
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: 6. Winds related to regional and local air movements: Monsoons… »
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
4.2 Coriolis force and geostrophic flow
4.2 Coriolis force and geostrophic flow
4.1 Pressure gradient
4.1 Pressure gradient
4. The relationships between air temperature, air pressure and wind
4. The relationships between air temperature, air pressure and wind Wind is air in motion. Air moves from HIGH pressure to LOW pressure. The speed and direction of wind is influenced by the following two factors:
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
2. World pressure belts
2. World pressure belts The following video explains the animation below