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← GeographyWhich atmospheric circulation pattern occurs when surface air converges in the intertropical convergence zone?
A)Hadley cell formation with rising air✓
B)Ferrel cell descending air intensification
C)Polar cell ascending air divergence
D)Stratospheric jet stream acceleration
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When surface air converges in the ITCZ, rising air results from surface heating, initiating Hadley cells because warm air ascends at the equator and travels poleward. Therefore Hadley cell formation results, causing rising motions, rather than Ferrel/Polar cell patterns which require different latitude and thermal forcing.
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