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Global Wind Systems [Pdf]

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A great description of the global scale circulation and heat energy. Discusses a single-cell model, a three-cell model, jet streams and more.

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solar radiation
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adaptations of life, atmosphere and ocean, atmospheric circulation, circulate system atmosphere ocean, circulation of the atmosphere, coriolis force, doldrums, earth system, earth's conditions, ferrel cell, general atmospheric circulation, global circulation patterns, global wind systems, hadley cell, horse latitudes, intertropical convergence zone, jet streams, ocean layers, polar front, single-cell model, subpolar low, temperature inversion, three-cell model, unequal heating of air, unequal heating of land masses, unequal heating of oceans, westerlies, wind patterns, circulation systems in atmosphere and oceans
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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