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Brewer-Dobson circulation: a standalone construct

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Brewer-Dobsoncirculation1 CONSTRUCTBrewer-dobson circulBREWER · METEOROLOGY

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Meteorology

the slow stratospheric circulation in which air rises in the tropics and moves poleward and downward.

In meteorology, Brewer-Dobson circulation refers to the slow stratospheric circulation in which air rises in the tropics and moves poleward and downward. This meaning comes from Brewer (1949) in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.[1]

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  1. Brewer, A. W. (1949). Evidence for a world circulation provided by the measurements of helium and water vapour distribution in the stratosphere. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 75(326), 351-363. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49707532603

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