Exam 5: Global Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

The direction of geostrophic winds is influenced by pressure gradients, the Coriolis effect, and friction.

Which is the following is a component of Hadley cells?

Rossby waves form in the polar easterlies marking the boundary between cold polar and warmer tropical air.

Which of the following is not part of Hadley cell circulation?

Horizontal undulations in the flow path of the upper-air westerlies are called ________.

Along the intertropical convergence zone:

The surface wind system known as the polar easterlies is labeled:

The Hadley cell circulations are bounded to the north and south by:

Pressure gradients drive winds to flow:

The circumpolar current is found:

The cold dry air that dominates the Asian monsoon during the winter originates from:

In the upper atmosphere, isobaric surfaces tend to slope downwards from:

Explain how a mercury barometer works.

There are ________ permanently flowing jet streams in the northern hemisphere.

Which of the following jet streams is only present during the summer?

In the southern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes winds and currents to veer to the:

An anticyclone is a:

The zone of convergence of air masses along the equatorial trough is the: