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trade winds

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002839

Persistent tropical winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure centers towards the equatorial low.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002839
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Synonymstrades
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsoantitrades; tropical easterlies; equatorial easterlies
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002839",
  "term": "trade winds",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "Persistent tropical winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure centers towards the equatorial low.",
  "synonyms": [
    "trades"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "antitrades",
    "tropical easterlies",
    "equatorial easterlies"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/trade-winds/"
}

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