A mid-latitude atmospheric circulation cell, roughly between 30 and 60 degrees latitude, that circulates in the opposite sense to the Hadley and polar cells on either side of it and is driven largely by the transfer of energy from traveling mid-latitude storm systems rather than by direct thermal convection. It forms the middle component of the three-cell model of global atmospheric circulation.
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Process TypeAtmospheric Circulation 1 Connections
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1. Ferrel Cell Circulation (Wikipedia)
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Atmospheric circulation is the large-scale movement of air and together with ocean circulation it is the means by which thermal energy is redistributed on the surface of Earth.
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