This image gives a three dimensional view of the global wind circulation patterns dues to unequal heating at the equator and the poles. Originally uploaded in EarthLabs:Hurricanes.
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Dec21 07
Provenance Image from NASA's Remote Sensing Tutorial: The Water Planet - Meteorological, Oceanographic and Hydrologic Applications of Remote Sensing. http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect14/Sect14_1c.html
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