Definition of anticyclone

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anticyclone

The term 'anticyclone' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A large-scale circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere'.

The term 'anticyclone' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' A high pressure area where winds blow clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. See cyclone, wind'.


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