By southern sea, I mean all the sea between Antarctica and Africa/S America/Australia. The pacific ocean is equally vast but yet it’s milder. I was looking at global winds on a website and almost the entire Southern Sea perpetually faces 60+ kmph winds. There are even 3000+ km long stretches of continuous 80 kmph winds. Why?
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People have mentioned the uninterrupted seas which allow for stronger winds. I’m curious, is the Coriolis effect stronger at larger latitudes, and does this make a significant difference? It seems, mathematically, that the strength of the effect would be much larger between 50 and 60 degrees latitude than it would between 0 and 10 degrees for example. Is this true and/or significant?
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