Which one of the following is closely associated with westerlies? (A) Furious fifties (B) Boyle's gas law (C) Walker circulation (D) Rossby waves
(A) and (D) only
A and D only. The Furious Fifties are strong Southern Hemisphere westerlies around 50°–60°S. Atmospheric Rossby waves are large-scale meanders in the midlatitude westerly circulation. Boyle’s law is a gas law, and Walker circulation is a tropical east–west overturning circulation.
Important Questions from Climatology
In which of the following atmospheric layers ozone gas is concentrated?
Ozone layer depletion is a major phenomenon in :
By which layer of the atmosphere the ultra-violet rays are absorbed ?
The layer of very rare air above the mesosphere is called the _____________.
Air moves from the region where the air _______.
