Summary of What is global circulation? | Part Three | The Coriolis effect & winds

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The YouTube video discusses the Coriolis effect and how it affects the winds on Earth. The effect is caused by the Earth's rotation and results in the air appearing to move in a curved direction. This leads to different winds blowing in different directions around different pressure areas and can also cause waves or ripples in the atmosphere. On Jupiter, the effect is even more pronounced due to the planet's faster rotation, which leads to numerous alternating bands of rising and falling air in Jupiter's atmosphere.

• 00:00:00 The global circulation is split into three cells, with the Hadley cell in the north hemisphere, the Farrell cell in the south hemisphere, and the polar cell in between. The Coriolis effect causes the air to appear to move in a curved direction, due to the Earth's rotation. This effect is responsible for the winds blowing in different directions around different pressure areas, and also causes waves or ripples in the atmosphere, which can lead to the development of Atlantic depressions.
• 00:05:00 The video discusses the effects of the Coriolis effect on weather on Earth. On Jupiter, the effect is even more pronounced due to the much faster rotation of the planet. This leads to numerous alternating bands of rising and falling air in the planet's atmosphere. Jupiter's striped appearance is due to this.