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39: 136: 103: 56: 75: 82: 89: 231:, as not only are storms stronger in this type of flow regime, but temperatures can reach extremes as well, producing 71: 122: 382: 60: 227:
in meridional flows tend to be stronger and move slower. This pattern is responsible for most instances of
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in zonal flows tend to be weaker, moving faster and producing relatively little impact on local weather.
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to describe global phenomena, such as "meridional wind", or "zonal average temperature".
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follows a pattern from north to south, or from south to north, along the Earth's
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In the context of physics, zonal flow connotes a tendency of
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