Definition of cyclone

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cyclone

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

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


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