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The Earth's atmosphere is put into motion because of the differential heating of the Earth surface.
Ocean circulation is the large scale movement of waters in the ocean basins.
Graphs, map and text make this page worth a read.
Upper
Air Winds and the Jet Streams
Winds at the top of the troposphere are generally poleward and westerly in direction. The diagram describes these upper air westerlies along with some other associated weather features. Three zones of westerlies can be seen in each hemisphere on this illustration. Each zone is associated with either the Hadley, Ferrel, or Polar circulation cell.
A key to understanding future climate development.
Changes in the state of this system can occur externally (from extraterrestrial systems) or internally (from ocean, atmosphere and land systems).
Grim climate warning.
