you ever think about how wind works?
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Just Mother Earth passing gas, right?
Woah man… calm down.
Yes!! Everytime I look at the ocean or when I’m in deep thought outside and a breeze catches me off guard
Temperature differences 🌞 🌊 🌬️
A little bit. I guess it’s largely a matter of pressure and filling gaps. Kind of like, how water automatically fills the space it is poured into?
Did a little check with AI 🤖
You're on the right track with the concept of pressure influencing wind movement. Here's a bit more detail:
**Wind Movement Basics:**
- **Pressure Gradient:** Wind moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. This is similar to how water flows from higher to lower levels. When there's a difference in pressure (a pressure gradient), air moves to equalize this difference.
- **Temperature and Pressure:** Temperature affects pressure. Warm air rises because it's less dense, creating an area of lower pressure at the surface where it was. Cooler, denser air then moves in to replace it, leading to wind.
- **Coriolis Effect:** On a larger scale, like across continents or oceans, the Earth's rotation influences wind direction through the Coriolis effect. This effect makes wind seem to curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
- **Friction:** Near the Earth's surface, friction from the land or sea slows wind and affects its direction. Over the ocean, where there's less friction, winds can be stronger and more consistent.
- **Topography:** Mountains, valleys, and other landforms can channel or block wind, creating local wind patterns. For example, wind might speed up as it's forced through a narrow pass.
Your analogy of water filling space is quite apt for understanding how air moves to fill pressure differences. However, unlike water, air is also influenced by temperature changes and the Earth's rotation, adding layers of complexity to wind patterns.
So, to sum up:
- Pressure differences are the primary driver, similar to water flow.
- Temperature changes create these pressure differences.
- Earth's rotation and local geography further shape wind patterns.
You've got a good foundation; these additional points just flesh out the mechanics a bit more.
No, cuz that's b'low me.
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My mind is blown.
Listened to a podcast today about a goldbug who doesn't get Bitcoin. His rationale was that he doesn't understand how electricity works, either.
Science is hard, man. Pressure systems are hard. Climate is hard. Now, explain how the jetstream just is.... Or how Jupiter has had the same "hurricane" turning for millennia.
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I think Billy Graham said it was the Holy Spirit.
r u guys at the same party?
Sometimes I imagine me explaining it to other people
The earth rotates- the sun is always heating one half (high pressure) unevenly (cloud cover). The end
No, I live on a coastline so we know one of the many ways it works.
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Occasionally when we want to go places 😁
Pretty often yea
It's mostly hydrogen sulfide.
Oh yeah... for me, it's one of those things like thinking about your place in universe types of thoughts. Love feeling small!
Just pressure differences...
In the air or from your bum?
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My snark was intended for the DEI crowd and the absurd turn science has taken, not at your inquiry. I find it amazing that sailing ships of centuries ago circumnavigated the earth with far less understanding than should be common today. But then again, today’s BS science would have been summarily dismissed/silenced with one word from the most common of men—BULLSHIT!