: a pattern of atmospheric circulation in which warm air rises near the equator, cools as it travels poleward at high altitude, sinks as cold air, and warms as it travels equatorward
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: a similar atmospheric circulation pattern on another planet (such as Mars)
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And ozone depletion in the Southern Hemisphere also makes the Hadley cell’s influence over shifting desert regions more pronounced there.
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 26 July 2023
Because the westerlies form at the edge of each hemisphere’s Hadley cell that is closest to the pole, the bigger the size of the cell, the more the winds move toward the pole.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2020
The westerlies are the result of a global atmospheric circulation system, starting with what is called the Hadley cell.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2020
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 26 July 2023
Because the westerlies form at the edge of each hemisphere’s Hadley cell that is closest to the pole, the bigger the size of the cell, the more the winds move toward the pole.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2020
The westerlies are the result of a global atmospheric circulation system, starting with what is called the Hadley cell.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2020
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“Hadley cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hadley%20cell. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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