Which outcome results when insolation variability weakens the equatorial temperature gradient?

💡 Explanation

Reduced insolation creates a weaker temperature gradient, therefore diminished thermal wind shear reduces wind speed differences with height, because thermal wind balance relies on the temperature contrasts; rather than amplifying subtropical highs which require pressure gradients.

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