Uneven heating of Earths surface, with the tropics receiving more sunlight energy than the poles, drives Earths major atmospheric circulation cells. There are 3 cells in both the northern and southern...Uneven heating of Earths surface, with the tropics receiving more sunlight energy than the poles, drives Earths major atmospheric circulation cells. There are 3 cells in both the northern and southern hemisphere; the Hadley, Ferrell, and Polar cells. As the air in these cells moves over the surface of the Earth it is deflected to the right in the norther hemisphere, and the left in the southern hemisphere by the Coriolis Effect.
Because land areas heat more quickly than the oceans and there are more land areas in the Northern Hemisphere, during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, the ITCZ is approximately 5 degrees north of the...Because land areas heat more quickly than the oceans and there are more land areas in the Northern Hemisphere, during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, the ITCZ is approximately 5 degrees north of the equator, while in the winter, it shifts back and is approximately at the equator.
This section discusses the causes of Atmospheric and Oceanic circulation and the roles that Atmospheric and Oceanic circulation have in regulating Earth's climate and Energy balance.
