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Question 12

Study Figure 1, a diagram of the Northern Hemisphere's global atmospheric circulation system.

Figure 1: Simplified diagram of the global atmospheric circulation model in the Northern Hemisphere. It shows the Earth's surface from the Equator (0°) to the North Pole (90°N). Three cells of circulating air are shown with arrows indicating rising and sinking air. Cell X is located between 0° and 30°N. Cell Y is located between 30°N and 60°N. Cell Z is located between 60°N and 90°N. There is a large label pointing to Cell Y with the letter 'Y'.

Name the atmospheric circulation cell labelled Y.

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Global atmosphere and climate change Questions

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