| View Larger Image | Atmospheric circulation: Chaos theory, Butterfly effect, Hadley cell, Polar cells, Equator, Trade wind, Low-pressure area, Tropopause | Paperbackby John McBrewster (Editor), Frederic P. Miller (Editor), Agnes F. Vandome (Editor)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Alphascript Publishing | | Page Count: | 260 Pages | | Publication Date: | May 28, 2009 |
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Atmospheric circulation is the large-scale movement of air, and the means (together with the smaller ocean circulation) by which heat is distributed on the surface of the Earth. The large-scale structure of the atmospheric circulation varies from year to year, but the basic structure remains fairly constant. However, individual weather systems - midlatitude depressions, or tropical convective cells - occur "randomly", and it is accepted that weather cannot be predicted beyond a fairly short limit: perhaps a month in theory, or (currently) about ten days in practice (see Chaos theory and Butterfly effect). Nonetheless, the average of these systems - the climate - is stable over longer periods of time. |
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