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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' zonal circulation.) In meteorology, the flow of air along a latitude circle;  more specifically, the latitudinal (east or west) component of existing flow.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph"><br/>''Compare'' [[meridional flow]]; <br/>''see'' [[zonal index]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 03:33, 31 March 2024

(Also called zonal circulation.) In meteorology, the flow of air along a latitude circle; more specifically, the latitudinal (east or west) component of existing flow.


Compare meridional flow;
see zonal index.

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