Sentences with phrase «poleward flow in»

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.

Because of the Earth's rotation, the poleward flow in the western Atlantic is constrained to a narrow current on the western boundary of the ocean basin.

That should increase poleward flows in the lower stratosphere / higher troposphere.

Take solar vs. GHGs: 1.5 W / m2 solar change (TOA) over a solar cycle has a large effect in the stratosphere: During a solar cycle, the largest change is in the short waves: 10 % more during high solar activity: that affects ozone building, the temperature in the stratosphere and increases the polewards flow in the stratosphere.

Not exact matches

So in Greenland it got warmer both because of higher CO2, more sunlight at high latitudes during summer, AND because of increased poleward heat flow.

Whereas the Walker Circulation (or «Walker Cell») refers to an air flow parallel with the equator — all in the tropics — the Hadley Cell involves air rising in the tropics (follows the solar equator and gives rise to the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) which then flows polewards before sinking in the subtropics.

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.

The descending air in the subtropical high - pressure belts diverges near the surface; the air that does not flow equatorward tends to flow eastward and poleward as the midlatitude westerlies.

Part of the flow descends in the subtropical high - pressure belts, and the remainder merges at high altitudes with the midlatitude westerly winds farther poleward.

Similar to the return flow in a household heating system, these currents transport colder waters into the tropics where they are heated and transported poleward in the western boundary currents.

In some cases, extensive gene flow or assisted migration from populations in warmer parts of the range may enhance the genetic potential for rapid evolutionary response of poleward populations (e.g., Kuparinen et al., 2010In some cases, extensive gene flow or assisted migration from populations in warmer parts of the range may enhance the genetic potential for rapid evolutionary response of poleward populations (e.g., Kuparinen et al., 2010in warmer parts of the range may enhance the genetic potential for rapid evolutionary response of poleward populations (e.g., Kuparinen et al., 2010).