meridional circulation

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meridional circulation [mə′rid·ē·ən·əl ‚sər·kyə′lā·shən]

(meteorology)

An atmospheric circulation in a vertical plane oriented along a meridian; it consists, therefore, of the vertical and the meridional (north or south) components of motion only.

(oceanography)

The exchange of water masses between northern and southern oceanic regions.

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