Where does the wind come from?

Agriculture Primefact
Primefact Number: 607    Edition: First edition    Released/reviewed: May 2007

Movement of air between pressure systems as they try to balance out is called 'wind'. Air flows from high pressure systems to low ones to try to reach equilibrium. In the constantly developing and changing system of the atmosphere this never actually happens.

This Primefact answers the questions:

  • What is wind?
  • What comes with the wind?