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In climatology, which atmospheric circulation cell spans from the equator to approximately 30 degrees latitude north and south?

A. Ferrel cell
B. Polar cell
C. Hadley cell✓ Correct Answer
D. Walker cell

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Hadley cell operates as a primary tropical atmospheric circulation pattern where warm air rises near the equator, moves poleward, descends near thirty degrees latitude, and returns via trade winds. Other choices like the Ferrel cell operate in mid-latitudes between thirty and sixty degrees.

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