The arid belts between 15 o and 30 o north and south latitudes are produced by descending air masses associated with major cells in the atmosphere and include the major deserts like the Sahara in Afri...The arid belts between 15 o and 30 o north and south latitudes are produced by descending air masses associated with major cells in the atmosphere and include the major deserts like the Sahara in Africa and the Middle East. Rotation of the Earth creates the Coriolis effect that deflects these moving air masses to produce zones of prevailing winds, the trade winds in the subtropics and the westerlies in the midlatitudes.
The arid belts between 15 o and 30 o north and south latitudes are produced by descending air masses associated with major cells in the atmosphere and include the major deserts like the Sahara in Afri...The arid belts between 15 o and 30 o north and south latitudes are produced by descending air masses associated with major cells in the atmosphere and include the major deserts like the Sahara in Africa and the Middle East. Rotation of the Earth creates the Coriolis effect that deflects these moving air masses to produce zones of prevailing winds, the trade winds in the subtropics and the westerlies in the midlatitudes.
