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Hadley cells

Hadley cells is the plural of Hadley cell.

Meaning of Hadley cell

Noun

Hadley cell (plural Hadley cells)

  1. A global-scale tropical atmospheric circulation that features air rising near the Equator, flowing poleward at a height of 10 to 15 kilometers above the earth's surface, descending in the subtropics, and then returning equatorward near the surface. This circulation creates the trade winds, tropical rain-belts and hurricanes, subtropical deserts and the jet streams.

Questions about Hadley cells

What is Hadley cells the plural of?
Hadley cells is the plural of Hadley cell.

Words near Hadley cells in the dictionary

  1. Hadler
  2. Hadlers
  3. Hadley
  4. Hadley and Leegomery
  5. Hadley cell
  6. Hadley cells
  7. Hadley chest
  8. Hadley chests
  9. Hadley circulation
  10. Hadley Wood
  11. Hadlington

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