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CENTRAL BICOL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur 4418
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Practice Exercise No. 2a


GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION

INTRODUCTION:

This chapter confers about global atmospheric circulation. The main purpose is to convey global
atmospheric circulation concepts regarding earth – sun relationship and climatic circulation of the
earth’s atmosphere. It also tackles major surface weather characteristics of the three-cell model,
sea/land – related circulation and walker circulation.

At the end of this chapter, students are expected to describe the global atmospheric circulation.

GUIDE QUESTIONS:

a. Explain the relationship between the general circulation of air and the circulation of the
ocean currents.

b. How does the polar front influence the development of the polar front jet streams?

c. What effect would continents have on the circulation of air in the single – cell model?

d. How does the Coriolis effect influence global winds?

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