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meridional flow
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meridional flowhas definition 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.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:54.0
is a kind of mass motion2001-09-27 09:29:54.0
physical processhas domain physics2001-09-27 09:29:38.0