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Air at the Equator side of the Hadley cell moves vertically up or down?

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Air that rose just north of the equator flows north. Air that rose just south of the equator flows south. This circulation creates the trade winds, tropical rain-belts and hurricanes, subtropical deserts and the jet streams.
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