Air temperature, land temperature, water temperature,
mountains and geographical locations play critical roles in the behaviour of
the famous winds of the world. Some winds blow strong in the morning and fade
out during the afternoon.
Cold
winds:
1. Mistral- Blows in Spain & France
from N-W to S-E. Common during winter.
2. Bora- Blows along the shores of the
Adriatic sea.
3. Blizzard -Snow laden wind in Canada.
4. Purga- Snow laden wind in Russian
tundra. Much like Buran.
5. Bise- An extremely cold wind in
France
6. Levanter- Blows in strait of
Gibraltar between Spain & Morocco.
7. Pampero- Pampas of S. America
8. Papagayo -Costa Rica, Mexico,
Nicaragua.
9. Haboob- Sudan
10. Friagem- Amazon Valley
11. Buran -Eastern Russia & central
Siberia
12. Norther- Texas, Gulf of Mexico &
western carribean
13. Etesian- Eastern Mediterranean.
14. Surazo -Cold wind blowing from
Argentinean pampas & Patagonia.
15. Norte -A strong cold northeasterly
wind which blows in Mexico.
16. Tehuantepecer -This is a violent,
squally wind from north or north-east in S. Mexico.
17.
Alizé: also known as trade wind; blows in the tropics predominantly from
the Northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the Southeast in the Southern
Hemisphere.
Hot
winds
1. Fohn -Warm & dry local winds
blowing on leeward side of Alps in Switzerland.
2. Chinook- Warm & dry local winds
blowing on leeward side of Rockies in USA
3. Harmattan -Blowing from east &
northeast towards west in Sahara
4. Brickfielder -Victoria province of
Australia
5. Black Roller- Great plains of USA
6. Shamal- Mesopotamia & Persian
Gulf
7. Norwester- New Zealand
8. Sirocco
-From Sahara over Mediterranean. Known as khamsin in Egypt, Chili in Tunisia,
Gibli in Libya, Levech in Spain & Leste in Madiera & Morocco.
9. Simoom -Warm & dry dusty wind in
the Arabian desert
10. Santa Ana- S. California – blowing
out of Santa Ana canyon
11. Yamo -A warm & dry wind in Japan
12. Zonda - a hot wind of the eastern
slopes of the Andes, in central Argentina; starts during the afternoon, between
May and November.
13. Tramontane -A warm wind of central
Europe.
14. Samun -Warm wind in Iran
15. Karaburan -Hot dusty wind in central
Asia – Tarim basin, Mongolia.
16. Berg- A hot dry wind blowing from
interior in South Africa.
17. Shamal -A hot wind of Iraq and the
Persian gulf
18. Austru -Dry blows from the lee side
of the mountains in Romania (much like fohn).
19. Almwind -Local name of fohn that
blows in Hungary & Poland over Tatra mountains.
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