KnowraHadley cellLinked fromLinked fromThe 32 pages that link to Hadley cell, each with the reason it gives.All 32Broader topic 6Related 17Narrower topic 9ConvectionBroader topic: It shows how solar heating drives large-scale atmospheric convection and circulation.Atmospheric circulationBroader topic: It carries heat from the tropics toward subtropical latitudes.Trade windsBroader topic: The circulation now bearing Hadley’s name supplies the modern framework for explaining the trades.ClimateBroader topic: Its rising and sinking branches help organize tropical rainfall and subtropical deserts.Prevailing windsBroader topic: Its surface return flow produces the trade winds.Zonal and meridional flowBroader topic: Its north–south overturning is a large-scale meridional circulation.