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| == secondary circulation ==
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| #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Atmospheric [[circulation]] features of [[cyclonic scale]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Use of the term is usually reserved for distinguishing between the various dimensions of atmospheric circulation, that is, [[primary circulation]], [[tertiary circulation]]. <br/>''See also'' [[general circulation]].</div><br/></div>
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| #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[circulation]] induced by the presence of a stronger [[circulation]] as a result of dynamical constraints. A [[frictional secondary flow]] is an example.</div><br/> </div>
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| #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Organized flow superimposed on a larger-scale mean circulation.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">For example, [[roll vortices]] are a [[secondary circulation]] in the [[atmospheric boundary layer]]. They "fill" the [[boundary layer]] vertically, but have a width of only two to three times the boundary layer depth, while the mean wind [[profile]] extends over a much broader region.</div><br/> </div>
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