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Polar Cell

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021382

Air rises, diverges, and travels toward the poles. Once over the poles, the air sinks, forming the polar highs. At the surface air diverges outward from the polar highs. Surface winds in the polar cell are easterly (polar easterlies).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021382
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Weather Service Online School for Weather at http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021382",
  "term": "Polar Cell",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Air rises, diverges, and travels toward the poles. Once over the poles, the air sinks, forming the polar highs. At the surface air diverges outward from the polar highs. Surface winds in the polar cell are easterly (polar easterlies).",
  "references": [
    "National Weather Service Online School for Weather at http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/polar-cell/"
}

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