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Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-1211-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-1211-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
WCD Ideas
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08 Jul 2026
WCD Ideas |  | 08 Jul 2026

WCD Ideas: hydrologically driven throughflow in the coupled ocean–atmosphere system

Andrew S. Kowalski

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Textbooks describe the atmosphere’s north–south motion as closed circulation cells. This study shows that the water cycle also drives a subtle one-way flow of air, moving it from the humidified subtropics toward regions dried by rain and condensation. This hidden transport helps explain gradients of inert gases and suggests that large-scale atmospheric circulation may be more open than commonly assumed.
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