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ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION. Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation Wind Essentials Driving Forces Within the Atmosphere Atmospheric Patterns of Motion Oceanic.

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1 ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION

2 Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation Wind Essentials Driving Forces Within the Atmosphere Atmospheric Patterns of Motion Oceanic Currents

3 Wind Vane and Anemometer Figure 4.4

4 Wind Portrait of the Pacific Ocean Figure 4.6

5 Driving Forces Within the Atmosphere Pressure Gradient Force Coriolis Force Friction Force

6 Pressure Gradient Figure 4.7

7 Coriolis Force Figure 4.9

8 500-mb Pressure Map Figure 4.10

9 Geostrophic, Gradient and Surface Winds

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15 General Atmospheric Circulation Figure 4.13a

16 Global Barometric Pressure Figure 4.11a

17 Global Barometric Pressure Figure 4.11b

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22 General Atmospheric Circulation Figure 4.13b

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25 Jet Streams Figure 4.17

26 Upper Air Rossby Waves

27 SURFACE OCEAN CURRENTS

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