Introduction to atmospheric Heat Transport and Hadley Cell

Introduce the topic of heat transport in the atmosphere and Hadley Cell by playing the micro-lecture.

George Hadley (1685-1768), was an English physicist and meteorologist who first formulated an accurate theory describing the trade winds and the associated meridional (north-south) circulation pattern now known as the Hadley cell. Following short video introduces the topics heat transport in the atmosphere and Hadley Cell.

Video by Prof. Raghu Murtugudde, University of Maryland (content developed for the TROP ICSU project, at the Science Media Center, IISER Pune)

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