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Solar heating of the atmosphere, differential heating of water and land masses, rotation of the Earth and the Coriolis effect it causes are the sources of global wind patterns.
Finally, one should note that the diagram shows a very idealized version of the global winds. Heating and cooling of land surfaces causes much variation, such as seasonal monsoons in tropical Asia. Nonetheless, it generally holds true, especially over the oceans.