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Global Circulation.

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Presentation on theme: "Global Circulation."— Presentation transcript:

1 Global Circulation

2 Global wind field - January

3 Global wind field - July

4 Pressure surfaces

5 Polar Cell Ferrel Cell Hadley Cell ITCZ
Early model of global circulation. NB There is little evidence for the Polar and Ferrel cells in the real atmosphere

6 Hadley cell

7 Pressure driven surface winds

8 Global Circulation

9 ITCZ (Inter Tropical Convergence Zone)

10 Tropical Wet Climate

11 Desert Climate

12 Tropical Wet and Dry

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14 Rossby Waves

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18 Tropopause variation with latitude

19 Jet stream – wind field and temperatures

20 Isotachs and isotherms

21 Current circulation model


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