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meridional flow comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
mass motion	motion	A non-uniform matter flow
meridional flow	mass motion	Flow between the poles, or between the equator and the poles. A positive value indicates flow away from the equator: a negative value, flow toward the equator.

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