2014년 9월 12일 금요일

9/12: Hadley Cell

1. What causes water vapor in the rising air to condense and precipitate?
Answer: Adiabatic cooling.

2. What makes the air rise farther up into the atmosphere after the condensation of water vapor?
Answer: Latent heat release is produced, and air expands.

3. How does the cool air flow back toward the equator after sinking?
Answer: The air reaches Earth's surface as warm, dry air after adiabatic heating.

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