The Hadley circulation is a tropical atmospheric circulation that rises ... Where it descends in the subtropics, it can create desert-like conditions. The majority of Earth's arid regions are ...

mi) is the third largest desert in the world behind Antarctica and the Arctic. The extremely dry climate is a result of global atmospheric circulation. The desert sits in what is known as the ...

We developed a climate model that more accurately simulates atmospheric circulation over the Sahara ... of savannah and wooded grassland across the desert from the tropics to the Mediterranean ...

"Deserts generally form in the subtropics because of the Hadley circulation ... in the desert expanse on the century timescale," said Natalie Thomas, a graduate student in atmospheric and oceanic ...

“You’re going to have more regions that will have become more desert-like,” says Rei Chemke, an assistant professor at Weizmann Institute of Science focused on atmospheric, oceanic, and ...

Desert storms that have sent massive plumes of dust across the oceans may have a small but significant effect on global temperatures, scientists say. New research found the microscopic particles ...

The Hadley circulation is a tropical atmospheric circulation that rises ... Where it descends in the subtropics, it can create desert-like conditions. The majority of Earth's arid regions are ...