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westerly winds  

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  • THE WESTERLIES ARE the prevailing winds in the middle latitudes blowing from the subtropical high pressure toward the poles. The westerlies originate as a result of pressure differences between the subtropical high-pressure zone and the subpolar low-pressure zone. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Winds, Westerlies]

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