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Global Circulation
Global wind field - January
Global wind field - July
Pressure surfaces
Hadley Cell
Ferrel Cell
Polar Cell
ITCZ
Early model of global circulation. NB There is little evidence for the Polar and Ferrel cells in the real atmosphere
Hadley cell
Pressure driven surface winds
Global Circulation
ITCZ (Inter Tropical Convergence Zone)
Tropical Wet Climate
Desert Climate
Tropical Wet and Dry
Rossby Waves
Tropopause variation with latitude
Jet stream – wind field and temperatures
Isotachs and isotherms
Current circulation model
