Hadley Cell

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012776",
  "term": "Hadley Cell",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A major Earth atmospheric circulation pattern that consists of rising air at or near the Equator and sinking air at or near 30 degress north or south of the Equator.\n\n2. Low latitude air movement toward the equator that with heating, rises vertically, with poleward movement in the upper atmosphere. This forms a convection cell that dominates tropical and sub-tropical climates.",
  "references": [
    "My NASA Data Glossary",
    "National Weather Service Online School for Weather at http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hadley-cell/"
}