"Mark Browne" wrote in message news:JIIQb.117267$nt4.483016@attbi_s51...
"basskisser" wrote in message
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Yes, YOU would be a better person. Anyone with reasoning skills would
know that in the above statement, "wind flow" would mean????? Yes!!!
WIND!!! This is from a science website:
As the Earth rotates on its axis, gravity forces this relatively
"heavy" air near the Earth's surface to spin round with it. However,
the air higher up is less affected. The difference between the speed
at which air moves close to the surface and the speed of air higher up
forms vortexes or whirlpools. This mixing causes variations in air
speed, and, consequently, "wind" is generated at the earth's surface

Basskisser,

I hate to disagree because I like your political bent, but in this case you
are absolutely wrong.
All wind energy comes from solar heating.
End of story.

Here are a few links to support this claim (I picked easy links to start you
out):
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/elementa...bj031598_2.htm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/me...cts/amaz6.html
http://www.escambia.k12.fl.us/schscn...indenergy.html
http://www.wintecenergy.com/wind_power.html
http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/~evscta...atmcomp_03.pdf

Real scientists (you know, with the white lab coats and thick glasses) use
real science to figure this stuff out. You can get some ideas about how the
do this by looking at this link.
http://www.spacer.com/news/quikscat-00a.html

Wind blowing and the earths rotation in a nutshell:
http://starfire.ne.uiuc.edu/ne201/co.../wind/why.html


Mark Browne

Mark, in a nutshell, SOME wind is produced by convection. But, how do
you account for winds when convection has stopped, ie: surface temps.
stabilize.
In short, it's the Jetstream. Now, what does the jet stream at high
altitudes have to do with it, you ask? NOAA has excellent publications
answering just those questions. The short answer it a lot.