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(''Or'' antarctic high.) The [[glacial]] anticyclone that has been said to overlie the  continent of Antarctica; analogous to the [[Greenland anticyclone]].<br/> Until the International Geophysical Year there had been insufficient observational evidence to  either support or contradict this theory.<br/> Court, A. 1951. Compendium of Meteorology.  918&ndash;922.  
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' antarctic high.) The [[glacial]] anticyclone that has been said to overlie the  continent of Antarctica; analogous to the [[Greenland anticyclone]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Until the International Geophysical Year there had been insufficient observational evidence to  either support or contradict this theory.</div><br/> </div><div class="reference">Court, A. 1951. Compendium of Meteorology.  918&ndash;922. </div><br/>
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Revision as of 16:30, 7 November 2023

(Or antarctic high.) The glacial anticyclone that has been said to overlie the continent of Antarctica; analogous to the Greenland anticyclone.
Until the International Geophysical Year there had been insufficient observational evidence to either support or contradict this theory.
Court, A. 1951. Compendium of Meteorology. 918–922.


An atmospheric anticyclonic circulation, a closed circulation. The wind in an anticyclone is in the clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

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