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Descending air dominates in the subtropics (20° to 30° North and South latitude) and the poles. The global distribution of precipitation shows that the wettest areas on Earth are in the "rising air" zones, while the driest areas (subtropical deserts and the even drier polar areas) are in the "descending air" belts.
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Answer: seasonal turnover when water is it's most dense form it floats