Atmospheric Circulation, Climate Zones of the Earth

Take away ideas and understandings

• Understand how the global motion system in the atmosphere relates to the distribution of solar heating over the globe.

• Learn about the components of the global circulation:

• the mean meridional circulation,

• trade winds and westerlies,

• jet streams and weather belts.

• Note the effect of mountains and land-ocean distribution on the global circulation.

• Learn about climate zones and the global distribution of temperature and rainfall.

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