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... > phenomena > fluid phenomena > flow > circulation > atmospheric circulation > global wind circulation > walker circulation
... > process > physical process > motion > flow > circulation > atmospheric circulation > global wind circulation > walker circulation
... > phenomena > planetary phenomena > atmospheric phenomena > meteorological phenomena > atmospheric circulation > global wind circulation > walker circulation

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walker circulation  

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  • A zonal circulation of the atmosphere confined to equatorial regions and driven principally by the oceanic temperature gradient. In the Pacific, air flows westward from the colder, eastern area to the warm, western ocean, where it acquires warmth and moisture and subsequently rises. A return flow aloft and subsidence over the eastern ocean complete the cell

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