Chris and Violet worked together on this project. Chris focused on the eddies section and Violet focused on the Hadley cell section.

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Hadley Cell 

by Violet Luo

What would happen if the Earth stopped rotating?                                                                                                                                                                                     

The picture is available at: http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/CONTED/cl-intro_files/no_rot_earth2.jpg

In a non-rotating environment, there is only one circulation in each hemisphere. Air moves to balance the uneven distribution of energy on the Earth. In the equatorial areas which receive more solar energy, the warmer air rises, flows pole