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A direct thermally driven and zonally symmetric [[circulation]] under the strong influence  of the earth's rotation, first proposed by George Hadley in1735 as an explanation for the [[trade winds|trade  winds]].<br/> It consists of the equatorward movement of the trade winds between about latitude 30&#x000b0; and  the [[equator]] in each hemisphere, with rising [[wind]] components near the equator, poleward flow  aloft, and, finally, descending components at about latitude 30&#x000b0; again. In a dishpan experiment,  a Hadley cell is any direct thermally driven vertical cell of the approximate [[scale]] of the dishpan.
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A direct thermally driven and zonally symmetric [[circulation]] under the strong influence  of the earth's rotation, first proposed by George Hadley in1735 as an explanation for the [[trade winds|trade  winds]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It consists of the equatorward movement of the trade winds between about latitude 30&#x000b0; and  the [[equator]] in each hemisphere, with rising [[wind]] components near the equator, poleward flow  aloft, and, finally, descending components at about latitude 30&#x000b0; again. In a dishpan experiment,  a Hadley cell is any direct thermally driven vertical cell of the approximate [[scale]] of the dishpan.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 12:28, 30 March 2024

A direct thermally driven and zonally symmetric circulation under the strong influence of the earth's rotation, first proposed by George Hadley in1735 as an explanation for the trade winds.
It consists of the equatorward movement of the trade winds between about latitude 30° and the equator in each hemisphere, with rising wind components near the equator, poleward flow aloft, and, finally, descending components at about latitude 30° again. In a dishpan experiment, a Hadley cell is any direct thermally driven vertical cell of the approximate scale of the dishpan.

A direct thermally driven and zonally symmetric circulation under the strong influence of the earth's rotation, first proposed by George Hadley in1735 as an explanation for the trade winds.
It consists of the equatorward movement of the trade winds between about latitude 30° and the equator in each hemisphere, with rising wind components near the equator, poleward flow aloft, and, finally, descending components at about latitude 30° again. In a dishpan experiment, a Hadley cell is any direct thermally driven vertical cell of the approximate scale of the dishpan.

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