University of Vermont. Avg. The University of Vermont combines faculty-student relationships most commonly found in a small liberal arts college with the resources of a major research institution. The university is home to 10,371 undergraduates, 1,516 graduate students, 460 medical students and 1,299 full- and part-time faculty.
B. Air currents have a direct effect on rainfall. 1. Because Earth rotates on its axis daily and its surface consists of continents and oceans, an overall flow of warm and cold air currents are modified into three large circulation cells in each hemisphere. a) At the equator, the sun heats the air and evaporates water.
General Circulation of the Atmosphere body. The circulation of wind in the atmosphere is driven by the rotation of the earth and the incoming energy from the sun. Wind circulates in each hemisphere in three distinct cells which help transport energy and heat from the equator to the poles.The winds are driven by the energy from the sun at the surface as warm air rises and colder air sinks.he warm surface conditions result in locally low pressure. The warm air rises at the equator producing clouds and causing instability in the atmosphere. This instability causes thunderstorms to develop and release large amounts of latent heat.