Atmospheric circulation

A hypertext history of how scientists came to (partly) understand what people are doing to cause climate change. An abridged web version of Spencer R. Weart's book presented by the American Institute of Physics.

Illustration about Circulation of Atmosphere. Global circulation patterns or Hadley-Ferrel Model. Illustration of diagram, hemispheres, atmosphere - 68421142

Our Weather and Climate The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place. Changes daily Climate The overall weather patterns of an area Changes occur over long periods of geologic time

Either side of the equator is the Hadley cell, with the Ferrell cell next and then the Polar cell at the top and bottom of the planet. Global atmopheric circulation model Within each cell, the air moves in a circular fashion. Taking the Hadley cell, warm air at the equator (0° of latitude) rises…

Oceanic Conveyor Belt; Credit: UNEP Think island, think nature, think ocean, think tranquillity and think pristine. Natural islands have always been escape destinations from the concrete jungle chaos and pollution. Now think again, think unnatural islands, think strewn litter over the ocean, which eventually accumulate

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Monsoon is a seasonal reversal of winds that brings moisture-laden winds to the Indian sub-continent, causing rainfall. -) It can also be described as seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation due to annual latitudinal oscillation of the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) between north and south of the equator. What is ITCZ?Where the northeast…

Illustration about Three (or six) cell model. Illustration of warm, geography, doldrum - 53769579

Illustration about Atmospheric front vector illustration diagram with cold and warm front movement scheme. Global earth air circulation. Weather forecasting. Illustration of condensation, diagram, meteorology - 113832552