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charcteristics of Trade wind

The characteristics of trade wind are as follows:- a)they blow over nearly half of the globe hence their extent of activity is large; b)they originate at low latitudes on the margins of the sub-tropical high pressure cells; c)they possess constancy of direction & speed(about 7m/sec.); d)they are strongest during the winter half of the year & resembles westerlies in this regard; e)their seasonal extent varies considerably - from July to September they spread westwards into pacific while in Atlantic they extend to the coast of Brazil; f)they provide relatively stable & constant climate; g)they blow with a westerly component towards the equator from the north-east in Northern Hemisphere & from south-east in the Southern Hemisphere; h)the belt of trade wind lies between equatorial trough & sub-tropical highs; i)westerlies intervene between it's 2 belts especially over continents in the hemispheres enjoying summer; j)they are more pronounced o

state the characteristics of a warm front

The characteristics of a warm front are as follows:- a)The ascent of air in a warm front is gradual, provided warm air does'nt become unstable. b)the approach of the warm front is signaled by the approaching of cirrus clouds at a height of about 10 Km. ahead of it. c) the frontal surface acts as a stable layer & sometimes as an inversion layer. d) Ahead of the frot the pressure falls steadily & temperature rises slowly. e) At the warm front light, very warm, moist sub-group of tropical air mass i.e., Maritime air mass, rises over dense polar (major group) continental (sub-group) air mass ahead of it. f) the slope of this type of front is flattened by frictional drag exerted by the Earth's surface on the lower layer. g) the ascent of the air at the warm front 7 related cloud formation cover a much greater horizontal extent than that of the cold front. h) the gradual general uplift results in cloud layers increasing in height from low nimbostratus, mid

state the characteristics of a cold front

The characteristics of a cold front are follows:- a) the slope is greater near the surface where fronts progress is retarded by the friction. b) the slope of the cold front is 1 to 50. c) at the cold front dense Polar (P) Maritime (Pm) air mass under cuts warm tropical (T) Maritime (Tm) air mass. d) Due to steepened frontal slopes there is vigorous uplift of arm 'Tm' air which leads to pronounced vertical development of cloud. e) precipitation occurs in the form odf torrential rain showers & hailstorms, with thunderstorm development & Tornadoes. f)the duration of cold front cloud & precipitation is very small since, the horizontal extent of the cumulus cloud cover is about 1000 km less than the warm front cover. g) Immediately behind the actual cold front zone ,the cold dense 'Pm' air subsides into flattened cumulus humilis clouds & this subsidence is usually accentuated by the approaching high pressure cell or ridge. h) Clouds like ci

What causes the horizontal variation of atmospheric pressure?

Atmospheric pressure is the pressure created by the combined weight of gasses in the atmosphere on the surface of this earth. Air pressure=density*temperature*Constant So , horizontal variation of atmospheric pressure is related to the density & temperature while the constant being an independent variable ( i.e. , doesn’t get affected by any changes in other variables of the equation) is neglected . Since , within the Atmosphere the volume of air can change , then temperature variations can affect The air density . As air is compressible hence the pressure decreases rapidly with height decreases since the pull of gravity compresses the air & this is maximum near the Earth's surface . when air is heated it expands resulting in spreading in outward pressure of molecules over a large area due to heat energy provided by radiation . Thus , air pressure decreases & on the contrary , cooling induces contraction of molecules of air resulting in density increase

SMPS problems and options for resolution

SMPS is the power source to the computer and a damage can result in startup problems. It is important to know what can be the possible causes of SMPS problem. I recently cam across a very strange way in which the SMPS got damaged and ahd to be replaced. I was visiting my brother-in-law's house and I asked him to allow me to use his PC. His PC is an oldie about 5 years I presume. The moment I sat down and started the boot process, there was a burning smell of  raw flesh. It took some minutes to decide whether I am detecting the correct source of smell. It was the PC SMPS that was emitting this smell.I quickly turned off the PC and opened the cabinet. When I opened the SMPS, I detected to problems with the SMPS. First, the SMPS is a low power SMPS 230W (an obsolete one for new machines) and Second, there was a small lizard which has got electrocuted and created short circuit of the SMPS. I asked my brother-in-law to buy a new SMPS of 450W or more.There are just certain things

Film Review: Chitrangada

Although, the name of the film is derived from a mythological character. There is nothing related to mythology . This film is neither a remake of the dance drama staged by Rabindranath Tagore in a time period somewhere around 1892. The current  has stolen some vital concepts of Rabindranath Tagore's drama - Chitrangada and projected in the light of homosexuality. Who was mythological Chitrangada? Only child of the king of Manipur and heir to the throne. Inspite of being a girl child she was raised with all the skills required in a man. The decision of raising her as a man was totally a politically motivated decision taken by her father. When she met Arjun (one of the Pandavas'), she fell in love and wanted to be feminine enough to entice Arjun . Ultimately, they got married  on the condition that she and all her future heirs will stay back in Manipur to govern the people. Who is the Chitrangada of Rituporno Ghosh's Chitrangada? A 45+ aged stage director w

Time to face the Chinese dragon

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China is different from US in many aspects. US is a democracy while China is a one party rule. US military's strength is based on technology rather than manpower. But India and China has abundant manpower. China is continuously supporting Pakistan. Pakistan that well acclaimed enemy of india since its birth.Pakistan,the nation where the terrorists are training their guns now on their very own pakistani mentors.Even Parvez Musharraf has acknowledged that ISI have links with every terrorist organisation as published in a recent Telegraph article.China has aided our long buffer state Nepal in getting into a situation of chaos due to Maoist insurgency and now we have a Maoist government there.How do you think that the Sri Lankan army suddenly defeated and wiped out the LTTE threat from the face of the island.China took the advantage of India's gandhigiri and the policy of non-involvement in the matters of the buffer states, by supplying Sri Lankan military with military hardwar