A mountain climber will know that the air becomes colder the higher you ascend, by about one degree centigrade every 150 metres. Since sunlight is absorbed by the ground, the ground becomes warmer. In the overturning troposphere, energy is transmitted upward by the reradiation of heat and the rise
Trade Winds Explained
Image by KaidorThe trade winds are easterly wind systems that blow near the equator. The winds assist vessels in travelling west, and they can even steer storms like hurricanes.The steady Trade Winds wind provided a safe passage for European and American mariners to travel between Europe and