1 40-70 Day Meridional Propagation of Global Circulation Anomalies ( A Global Convection Circulation…

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3 Global zonal mean (mass) circulation viewed from isentropic coordinate NH winter NH summer Warm air is transported poleward at the upper layer and cold air advances toward the equator near the surface. Speed ~ 1-3 m/s Townsend and Johnson (1985)