What is Cardinal Winds?
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
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A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...
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A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
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