Can energy be transferred from air to ocean and how does global atmospheric circulation transfer and redistribute heat around the Earth?
Yes, energy can be transferred from the air to the ocean through various processes such as convection, radiation, and evaporation-condensation.
Global atmospheric circulation redistributes heat around the Earth through a combination of processes including convection, advection, and the Coriolis effect. Warm air near the equator rises, creating low pressure, and then moves towards the poles where it cools and sinks, creating high pressure. This creates large-scale wind patterns such as the trade winds, westerlies, and polar easterlies, which transfer heat from the equator to higher latitudes, helping to redistribute heat around the globe.
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