Which mechanism causes descending air in Hadley cells to create desert regions around 30 degrees latitude?

💡 Explanation

When air descends in the Hadley cell it undergoes adiabatic compression, because pressure increases, which warms the air, reducing relative humidity and limiting precipitation possibilities. Therefore desert formation results, rather than moisture condensation, wind deflection, or orographic lift which leads to increased precipitation.

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