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Hadley cell

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Hadley Cells Explained

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What is global circulation? | Part Two | The three cells

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Geography Classics: Hadley Cell, Trade Winds and Deserts

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What is global circulation? | Part One | Differential heating

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How The Atmosphere Works | Hadley Cells

The Hadley cell, named after George Hadley, is a global scale tropical atmospheric circulation that features air rising near the Equator, flowing poleward at 10–15 kilometers above the 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.