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The General Circulation of the Atmosphere

Introduction

The circulation of the atmosphere across the globe is chaotic; as a result, long-term weather prediction is theoretically impossible. However, large-scale structures in atmospheric circulation are stable over time and can be described by basic ideas about energy balance in the Earth system. 

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