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| == meridional cell ==
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| <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A very [[large-scale convection]] circulation in the [[atmosphere]] or ocean that takes place in a [[meridional]] plane, with northward and southward currents in opposite branches of the cell, and upward and downward motion in the equatorward and poleward ends of the cell.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">There are three annual mean meridional cells in each hemisphere, the strongest of which is the [[Hadley cell]]. A much weaker [[indirect cell]] is the [[Ferrel cell]] located between 30° and 60° latitude. There is a very weak [[direct cell]] in the polar latitudes. These are integral parts of the [[general circulation]]. <br/>''Compare'' [[Hadley cell]], [[polar cell]].</div><br/> </div>
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