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| Domain | Definition |
Science | Winds in the middle latitudes (approximately 30 degrees to 60 degrees) that generally blow from west to east. The subtropical high pressure regions at the horse latitudes (30 degrees) forces surface air poleward, and the rotation of the Earth causes these winds to bear to the right (east) in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left (east) in the Southern Hemisphere (see Coriolis force). This is, to some extent, an idealized picture of the atmospheric circulation. The actual circulation on individual days includes modifications and variations due to the migratory cyclones and anticyclones of middle latitudes, causing rapid and often violent weather changes, as warm semi-tropical air from the horse latitudes meets cold polar air from the high latitudes. (references) |
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"PREVAILING WESTERLIES" is a common misspelling or typo for: prevailing . |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
prevailing westerlies | 2 |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 52 45 56 41 49 4C 49 4E 47 57 45 53 54 45 52 4C 49 45 53 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01010010 01000101 01010110 01000001 01001001 01001100 01001001 01001110 01000111 00100000 01010111 01000101 01010011 01010100 01000101 01010010 01001100 01001001 01000101 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P R E V A I L I N G   W E S T E R L I E S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0052 0045 0056 0041 0049 004C 0049 004E 0047 0057 0045 0053 0054 0045 0052 004C 0049 0045 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50523956354346434841257395354395246433953 |
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