The tropical atmospheric circulation associated with rising winds along the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and descending air in the subtropics are called
A) Rosby waves.
B) Ferrel cells.
C) polar cells.
D) Hadley cells.
E) Jet stream.
D
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