Global Atmospheric System

 The above image should be credited to www.ucar.edu/learn/images/fastcirc.gif

Watch this nifty animation to see how areas of high and low pressure are distributed spatially over the year and the resulting patterns of global winds they produce.

If it appears too complicated break it down into component parts such as the Hadley Cell.

The Hadley Cell

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The above animation should be credited to http://sparce.evac.ou.edu/q_and_a/air_circulation.htm