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The permanent wind that blows from the horse latitude to the equatorial region is known as

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The permanent winds that blow from the horse latitudes toward the equatorial region are known as the trade winds [5]. The horse latitudes are subtropical high-pressure belts located at approximately 30° to 35° N and S latitudes, characterized by calm air and descending air masses [4]. From these high-pressure zones, air flows toward the equatorial low-pressure belt (the doldrums) [2]. Due to the Coriolis effect, these winds are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, becoming the North-East Trade Winds, and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere, becoming the South-East Trade Winds [5]. These winds are part of the Hadley cell circulation, where warm air rises at the equator and sinks at the subtropics before returning to the equator as steady surface winds. In contrast, westerlies blow poleward from the horse latitudes, and doldrums refer to the calm equatorial zone itself [5].

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  1. [2] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 23: Pressure Systems and Wind System > The Trade Winds > p. 319
  2. [5] Certificate Physical and Human Geography , GC Leong (Oxford University press 3rd ed.) > Chapter 14: Climate > Pressure and Planetary Winds > p. 139
  3. [3] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 23: Pressure Systems and Wind System > Horse Latitudes > p. 312
  4. [4] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 23: Pressure Systems and Wind System > UPSC Prelims 2007] Consider the following: > p. 313
  5. [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 23: Pressure Systems and Wind System > Equatorial Low-Pressure Belt or 'Doldrums' > p. 311
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