Which mechanism maintains persistent surface high-pressure zones around 30 degrees latitude?

💡 Explanation

When air descends in the Hadley cell circulation, adiabatic compression occurs because pressure increases, warming the air and reducing relative humidity, which suppresses cloud formation. Therefore high-pressure zones form, rather than the low pressure associated with tropical convection, increased insolation, or solely ocean current dynamics.

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