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Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems
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Describe the pattern of planetary winds.

Answer

The pattern of planetary winds largely depends on:

(i) latitudinal variation of atmospheric heating;

(ii) the emergence of pressure belts;

(iii) the migration of belts following an apparent path of the sun;

(iv) the distribution of continents and oceans;

(v) the rotation of the earth.

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