general circulation

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meaningsofgeneralandcirculation

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general
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as ...
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circulation
noun
uk
/ˌsɜː.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɝː.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
the process in which something such as information, money, or goods passes from one person ...
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(Definition ofgeneralandcirculationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thegeneralcirculationmodels quoted in this review largely employ the primitive equations, with the exception that nonhydrostatic effects are sometimes considered.
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So mitigation of the effects on climate of carbon emissions depends on the quality of the predictions made by thegeneralcirculationmodels.
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Chapter 7 shows how palaeoclimates are derived usinggeneralcirculationmodels, and reviews ice core data and makes comparisons with other proxy data.
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In a numerical model of thegeneralcirculationof the ocean, the fastest motions are typically the external gravity waves.
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When a mosquito ingests gametocytes, the latter are counted but thegeneralcirculationstatus remains unchanged.
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Even after the euro has gone intogeneralcirculation, it is still too early to tell how much difference the new currency makes to national economic performance.
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The second is to protect society by removing some people fromgeneralcirculationto prevent them from creating more mayhem in the community.
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I assure him absolutely that at present there are no plans to introduce a £2 coin forgeneralcirculation.
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The highest value of coin ingeneralcirculationis a half-crown.
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Developing the ability to make regional climate change prediction within reasonable limits of confidence is a principal research objective ofgeneralcirculationmodelling.
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No £1 coin is at present ingeneralcirculation.
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Although it does not have a widegeneralcirculation, it has a wide readership in the areas where the byssinosis sufferers live.
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To assess their interaction, all these effects have to be brought together in computer models of thegeneralcirculationin the atmosphere and oceans.
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Similar testing and comparison would be useful for the globalgeneralcirculationmodels.
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Both coins will be made available forgeneralcirculationand there will be collector versions in base and precious metal.
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There would be some practical problems in getting such a new coin intogeneralcirculation.
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It is intended that the coin should be available in 1994 forgeneralcirculation.
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Surely it is a good idea, then, to get more houses ingeneralcirculation.
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Those coins are perhaps inconveniently large forgeneralcirculationand tend to be regarded as collectors' pieces.
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