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Hadley cell

earth science Maturity 11-13

Warm air moves in big loops.

NOAA Hadley cell cross section.jpg
NOAA Hadley cell cross section.jpg
It rises near the middle of Earth. Then it moves toward the top and sides. It cools and sinks down far away. This helps move heat around our world. Do you feel the wind blow?
Earth Global Circulation - en.svg
Earth Global Circulation - en.svg

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Earth_Global_Circulation_-_en.svg
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Omega-500-july-era40-1979.png
File:NOAA Hadley cell cross section.jpg
NOAA Hadley cell cross section.jpg
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IntertropicalConvergenceZone-EO.jpg
File:1991-2020 NCEP-NCAR reanalysis 1 Hadley cell stream function.gif
1991-2020 NCEP-NCAR reanalysis 1 Hadley...
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Annual Average Temperature Map.jpg
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Edmond Halley's map of the trade winds, 1686.jpg
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PSM V02 D411 Atmospheric movements.jpg
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2022-05-11 07 14 10 A weather observer...
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Precipitation mean1987 2014.png
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Atmospheric Circulation effect of an...

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