trade wind
noun
: a wind blowing almost constantly in one direction
especially
: a wind blowing almost continually toward the equator from the northeast in the belt between the northern horse latitudes and the doldrums and from the southeast in the belt between the southern horse latitudes and the doldrums
—usually used in plural
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First, through a combination of weaker trade winds and westerlies over the tropical Atlantic, La Niña tends to create a more placid atmosphere.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
Finally, light trade winds allow hurricanes to grow in strength without the disruption of strong wind shear and minimize ocean cooling.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 23 May 2024
Other contributing factors are lower levels of wind shear, which can destabilize baby storms and halt them from strengthening; weaker trade winds, which blow east to west; and a stronger, wetter African Monsoon Season, which can spark more storm formation.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
That allows easterly trade winds — the permanent east-to-west winds that blow near the equator — to strengthen, allowing the Pacific Ocean’s colder waters to upwell to the surface.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
Finally, light trade winds allow hurricanes to grow in strength without the disruption of strong wind shear and minimize ocean cooling.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 23 May 2024
Other contributing factors are lower levels of wind shear, which can destabilize baby storms and halt them from strengthening; weaker trade winds, which blow east to west; and a stronger, wetter African Monsoon Season, which can spark more storm formation.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
That allows easterly trade winds — the permanent east-to-west winds that blow near the equator — to strengthen, allowing the Pacific Ocean’s colder waters to upwell to the surface.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
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“Trade wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20wind. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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