Meridional circulation: Difference between revisions

From Glossary of Meteorology
(Created page with " {{TermHeader}} {{TermSearch}} <div class="termentry"> <div class="term"> == meridional circulation == </div> #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">An ...")
 
m (Rewrite with Template:Term and clean up)
 
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Term
 
|Display title=meridional circulation
{{TermHeader}}
|Definitions={{Definition
{{TermSearch}}
|Num=1
 
|Meaning=#An atmospheric [[circulation]] in a vertical plane oriented along a [[meridian]].
<div class="termentry">
|Explanation=It  consists, therefore, of the vertical and the [[meridional]] (north or south) components of motion  only. <br/>''See'' [[meridional cell]].<br/>  
  <div class="term">
#<br/>''See'' [[meridional flow]].
== meridional circulation ==
}}
  </div>
}}
 
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">An atmospheric [[circulation]] in a vertical plane oriented along a [[meridian]].</div><br/><div class="paragraph">It  consists, therefore, of the vertical and the [[meridional]] (north or south) components of motion  only. <br/>''See'' [[meridional cell]].</div><br/> </div>
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition"><br/>''See'' [[meridional flow]].</div><br/> </div>
</div>
 
{{TermIndex}}
{{TermFooter}}
 
[[Category:Terms_M]]

Latest revision as of 11:14, 29 March 2024

  1. An atmospheric circulation in a vertical plane oriented along a meridian.

It consists, therefore, of the vertical and the meridional (north or south) components of motion only.
See meridional cell.


  1. See meridional flow.
Retrieved from "https://glossary.ametsoc.org/w/index.php?title=Meridional_circulation&oldid=35278"
Powered by MediaWiki
Powered by WikiTeq
Powered by Semantic MediaWiki
Copyright 2025 American Meteorological Society (AMS). For permission to reuse any portion of this work, please contact permissions@ametsoc.org. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S. Code § 107) or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S.Copyright Act (17 USC § 108) does not require AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a website or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, require written permission or a license from AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy statement.