What are the conventional and trade winds?

Winds are large mass of air moving from high pressure zones to low pressure zones. Conventional winds are those which flows from any high pressure zone to low pressure zone. It may be temporary based on the amount of heat received etc. read more

Early commerce to the Americas relied on the trade winds—the prevailing easterly winds that circle the Earth near the equator. read more

The trade winds are the prevailing pattern of easterly surface winds found in the tropics, within the lower portion of the Earth's atmosphere, in the lower section of the troposphere near the Earth's equator. read more