Hadley circulation
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Hadley circulation is a large-scale atmospheric circulation pattern in which warm air rises near the equator, moves poleward at high altitudes, cools and sinks in the subtropics, and returns equatorward near the surface, strongly influencing tropical and subtropical climate.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hadley cell circulation | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atmospheric circulation cell
ⓘ
large-scale atmospheric circulation pattern ⓘ |
| affects |
Hadley cell edge latitude
ⓘ
tropical cyclone formation regions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Intertropical Convergence Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subtropical deserts ⓘ subtropical highs ⓘ trade winds ⓘ |
| causes | subsidence in subtropical regions ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
Coriolis effect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earth rotation ⓘ meridional temperature gradient ⓘ |
| drivenBy |
differential solar heating between equator and subtropics
ⓘ
equator-to-pole temperature gradient ⓘ |
| edgeAssociatedWith |
subtropical jet
ⓘ
transition between tropics and midlatitudes ⓘ |
| energyTransport | transports heat poleward ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | George Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
equatorward flow near the surface
ⓘ
poleward flow aloft ⓘ rising motion near the equator ⓘ sinking motion in the subtropics ⓘ |
| hemisphere |
Northern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| influences |
global precipitation patterns
ⓘ
location of tropical rain belts ⓘ strength and position of subtropical jet streams ⓘ subtropical climate ⓘ tropical climate ⓘ |
| linkedTo | formation of major hot deserts ⓘ |
| modulatedBy |
El Niño–Southern Oscillation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
global warming ⓘ |
| momentumTransport | redistributes angular momentum ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
reanalysis datasets
ⓘ
satellite observations ⓘ |
| occursIn | Earth atmosphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ferrel circulation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walker circulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scale | planetary scale ⓘ |
| strengthVariesWith |
hemisphere
ⓘ
season ⓘ |
| studiedIn | climate models ⓘ |
| surfaceBranchLocation | trade wind belt ⓘ |
| typicalLatitudeExtent | from equator to about 30 degrees latitude ⓘ |
| upperBranchLocation | tropical upper troposphere ⓘ |
| verticalExtent | troposphere ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Hadley cell circulation