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Why is the actual circulation pattern of the Earths atmosphere more complicated than just rising at the equator and sinking at the poles?
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What are the 7 components of the general circulation pattern in the atmosphere?
intertropical convergent zones, tade winds, subtropiical highs, westerlies, polar front (sub polar lows), polar easterlies, and polar highs.
Why are countries near equator hot during day and cold during night?
It could depend on the winds and the moisture in the air. Also to take into account, the equator is the closest latitude to the sun in the daytime in any equinox and almost as close during a solstice, but not so close at night. Every moment the sun is heating the equator at longitude somewhere, on the opposite longitude is the equator clear on the other side of the globe away from the sun. Much as the sun heats the equator in the day, the land and air are more dry and less clouds form. Deserts are thus very common around the equator. With less cloud cover, the heat escapes the atmosphere more easily. Those are the likely contributing factors in the temperature highs and lows at the equator. The equator's two coldest hours are probably around 2:00 to 4:00 AM. I'm quite sure it is owed to the atmosphere (winds and air moisture) that heat lingers, preventing the equator from freezing up at those hours. The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn probably do not have nights as cold as the equator, theoretically. But also, bear in mind that rainforests have a better equilibrium and that deserts generally have more extreme day heat and colder nights too. The tropic pattern can be subverted by its deserts, and the equator's pattern can be subverted by its rainforests.
Do cyclones occur on the moon?
No. The moon has no atmosphere for cyclones or any other kind of weather pattern to form in.
What is a rotating mass of air that develops high in the atmosphere and begins a pattern of tornado formation?
This is called a mesocyclone.
Is a tornado weather or climate?
A tornado is weather. Weather is the current condition of the atmosphere, or what the atmosphere does over a relatively short period of time. Climate is the overall weather pattern over the course of decades or more.
What are the circulation pattern cells in the earths atmosphere near the equator?
Hadley Cells.
What are the circulation pattern cells in the earth's near the equator?
Hadley Cells.
What breaks up the general north and south movement of air?
Generally, the fattest part of the Earth -- the Equator -- breaks up the general rotational pattern of the atmosphere.
Why does the ocean not move in circles if the earth is rotating?
The ocean does move in circles. If you look at any map showing ocean currents, you'll see that the majority of them make big, somewhat distorted circles.The continents are in the way, so the ocean currents have a rather complicated circulation pattern (see "Thermohaline Circulation").
What are the 7 components of the general circulation pattern in the atmosphere?
intertropical convergent zones, tade winds, subtropiical highs, westerlies, polar front (sub polar lows), polar easterlies, and polar highs.
Why does the toliet water flush the oppoiste way in Mexico?
If you are above the equator, they flush clockwise. If you live below the equator, they flush counter clockwise. This is because of the Coriolis effect and the direction seawater flows in the ocean. Likewise to the toilet, the oceanwater travels in a clockwise pattern above the equator, and a counter clockwise pattern below the equator.
What is the circulation pattern of hot and cold air?
The pattern of circulating warm and cool air is called convection.
Why are countries near equator hot during day and cold during night?
It could depend on the winds and the moisture in the air. Also to take into account, the equator is the closest latitude to the sun in the daytime in any equinox and almost as close during a solstice, but not so close at night. Every moment the sun is heating the equator at longitude somewhere, on the opposite longitude is the equator clear on the other side of the globe away from the sun. Much as the sun heats the equator in the day, the land and air are more dry and less clouds form. Deserts are thus very common around the equator. With less cloud cover, the heat escapes the atmosphere more easily. Those are the likely contributing factors in the temperature highs and lows at the equator. The equator's two coldest hours are probably around 2:00 to 4:00 AM. I'm quite sure it is owed to the atmosphere (winds and air moisture) that heat lingers, preventing the equator from freezing up at those hours. The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn probably do not have nights as cold as the equator, theoretically. But also, bear in mind that rainforests have a better equilibrium and that deserts generally have more extreme day heat and colder nights too. The tropic pattern can be subverted by its deserts, and the equator's pattern can be subverted by its rainforests.
When does the atmosphere act as a system?
global wind pattern
Why there are more coastal deserts along the western coasts?
Ocean and wind currents above the equator flow in a clockwise pattern, while those south of the equator flow in a counterclockwise pattern. But all the winds and currents meet at the equator and flow east to west forming the trade winds and equatorial currents.
What force cause the air to change directions global circulation pattern's?
i don't know or care
What are some examples of the atmosphere acting as a system?
global wind pattern
