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  • 2005-06-22T19:31:56Z Wricardoh 600x462 (91902 Bytes) Global circulation of Earth's atmosphere Original figure at [http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/overview/climate-climatic.html sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov]

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