HADLEY CELL


Meaning of HADLEY CELL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhad-lē- ]

noun

Etymology: George Hadley died 1768 English scientific writer

Date: 1955

: 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 ; also : a similar atmospheric circulation pattern on another planet (as Mars)

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