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Chapter 54 | Ecology and the Distribution of Life 4Dry90°(A)Descending airRising air(B)Wet60°1In the tropics, warm, moistair rises, expands andcools, drops its moisture,and flows poleward.30°NDry30°Sunlight0°Wet0°30°SDry30°2The now cool, dry air warms andretains its moisture as it descends.It reaches Earth’s surface at about30°N and 30°S.WetDry60°90°54.3 Air Circulation in Earth’s Atmosphere (Page 1124)LIFE The Science of Biology 10E SadavaSinauer AssociatesMorales StudioFigure 54.03 Date 07-13-12© 2014 Sinauer Associates, Inc.
Chapter 54 | Ecology and the Distribution of Life 5Atmosphericcirculation(see Figure 54.3)90°Easterlies60°Westerlies30°NE Trade WindsSE Trade Winds0°Directionof Earth’srotation30°WesterliesEasterlies60°90°54.4 Prevailing Winds (Page 1125)LIFE The 90° Science of Biology 9E SadavaSinauer AssociatesMorales StudioFigure 54.03 Date 07-13-0960°2 …where it moveswestward until itreaches a continent…1 The trade windspush water towardthe equator…LabradorCurrentNorthAtlanticDrift30°KuroshioCurrentN. Pacific DriftGulfStreamLatitude0°30°BenguelaCurrent60°3 …then moves north or southalong the coast, forming greatcircular currents called gyres.90°54.5 Oceanic Circulation (Page 1125)West Wind DriftWest Wind Drift4 The EquatorialCountercurrentarises between thehemispheric gyres.© 2014 Sinauer Associates, Inc.
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