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← GeographyWhich process most directly redistributes heat following intense insolation at the equator?
A)Hadley cell meridional overturning circulation✓
B)Deep ocean thermohaline convection currents
C)Stratospheric ozone production equilibrium
D)Exospheric molecular kinetic energy dissipation
💡 Explanation
Equatorial heating initiates strong upward air movement, beginning Hadley cell circulation because warm, moist air rises and diverges, eventually sinking at subtropical latitudes; therefore, these cells redistribute the heat, rather than other slower processes like ocean currents or radiative dynamics.
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