Windspeed

The air moving back toward the equator forms warm, steady winds, known as the trade winds. The rising air at the equatorial regions and the sinking air at about 30°N and 30°S form huge convection current, known as a Hadley cell for the English meteorologist who first proposed their existence to explain the trade winds.

Regions near the equator are characterized by low winds, while mid-latitudes experience much faster airflow.