Sentences with phrase «poleward flow»
The phrase "poleward flow" refers to the movement or direction of something towards the Earth's poles. Full definition
Hadley Cell A direct, thermally driven overturning cell in the atmosphere consisting of poleward flow in the upper troposphere, subsiding air into the subtropical anticyclones, return flow as part of the trade winds near the surface, and with rising air near the equator in the so - called Intertropical Convergence Zone.
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As discussed by Henry Stommel, these flows are balanced in the region of the western boundary, where a thin fast polewards flow called a western boundary current develops.
Then there is the increased poleward flow of the ocean currents — partly driven by Hurricanes, I understand.