Meteorology

  1. Global and Local Wind Systems
    1. Scales of Motion
      1. Microscale Motions
        1. Mesoscale Motions
          1. Synoptic Scale Motions
            1. Planetary Scale Motions
              1. Time and Space Scales
              2. Global Circulation
                1. Single-Cell Model
                  1. Three-Cell Model
                    1. Hadley Cell
                      1. Tropical Circulation
                        1. Trade Wind Circulation
                        2. Ferrel Cell
                          1. Mid-Latitude Circulation
                            1. Westerly Winds
                            2. Polar Cell
                              1. Polar Circulation
                                1. Polar Easterlies
                              2. Modifications to Idealized Model
                              3. Global Pressure and Wind Patterns
                                1. Equatorial Low Pressure
                                  1. Intertropical Convergence Zone
                                    1. Doldrums
                                    2. Trade Winds
                                      1. Northeast Trades
                                        1. Southeast Trades
                                        2. Subtropical High Pressure
                                          1. Horse Latitudes
                                            1. Subsidence
                                            2. Prevailing Westerlies
                                              1. Mid-Latitude Westerlies
                                                1. Storm Tracks
                                                2. Subpolar Low Pressure
                                                  1. Polar Front
                                                    1. Cyclone Development
                                                    2. Polar High Pressure
                                                      1. Seasonal Variations
                                                      2. Jet Streams
                                                        1. Polar Jet Stream
                                                          1. Formation Mechanism
                                                            1. Seasonal Position
                                                            2. Subtropical Jet Stream
                                                              1. Jet Stream Characteristics
                                                                1. Wind Speeds
                                                                  1. Altitude
                                                                    1. Width and Depth
                                                                    2. Jet Streaks
                                                                      1. Entrance and Exit Regions
                                                                        1. Divergence and Convergence
                                                                        2. Rossby Waves
                                                                          1. Long Waves
                                                                            1. Wave Propagation
                                                                          2. Local Wind Systems
                                                                            1. Thermally Driven Winds
                                                                              1. Sea Breeze
                                                                                1. Formation Mechanism
                                                                                  1. Diurnal Cycle
                                                                                  2. Land Breeze
                                                                                    1. Lake Breeze
                                                                                    2. Mountain-Valley Winds
                                                                                      1. Valley Breeze
                                                                                        1. Mountain Breeze
                                                                                          1. Slope Winds
                                                                                          2. Foehn Winds
                                                                                            1. Chinook Winds
                                                                                              1. Santa Ana Winds
                                                                                                1. Bora Winds
                                                                                                2. Katabatic Winds
                                                                                                  1. Gravity Winds
                                                                                                    1. Glacier Winds
                                                                                                    2. Gap Winds
                                                                                                      1. Urban Wind Effects
                                                                                                      2. Monsoon Systems
                                                                                                        1. Asian Monsoon
                                                                                                          1. Summer Monsoon
                                                                                                            1. Winter Monsoon
                                                                                                            2. North American Monsoon
                                                                                                              1. African Monsoon
                                                                                                                1. Monsoon Mechanisms
                                                                                                                2. Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
                                                                                                                  1. Ocean Current Systems
                                                                                                                    1. Surface Currents
                                                                                                                      1. Thermohaline Circulation
                                                                                                                      2. Upwelling and Downwelling
                                                                                                                        1. Coastal Upwelling
                                                                                                                          1. Equatorial Upwelling
                                                                                                                          2. El Niño-Southern Oscillation
                                                                                                                            1. El Niño Events
                                                                                                                              1. La Niña Events
                                                                                                                                1. Southern Oscillation Index
                                                                                                                                  1. Global Climate Impacts
                                                                                                                                  2. Other Climate Oscillations
                                                                                                                                    1. North Atlantic Oscillation
                                                                                                                                      1. Pacific Decadal Oscillation
                                                                                                                                        1. Arctic Oscillation

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