Which one of the following is a planetary wind ?
Monsoon
Trade
Chinook
Mistral
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UPSC CAPF – 2009
Planetary winds, also known as prevailing winds, are large-scale, relatively constant wind patterns that blow across the globe due to differences in air pressure and the Earth’s rotation. Trade winds (blowing from subtropical high-pressure belts towards the equatorial low-pressure belt), Westerlies (blowing from subtropical highs towards subpolar lows), and Polar Easterlies (blowing from polar highs towards subpolar lows) are primary examples.