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|Meaning=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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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">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.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">With respect to the relative direction of its rotation, it is the opposite of a [[cyclone]]. Because  anticyclonic circulation and relative high atmospheric [[pressure]] usually coexist, the terms anticyclone  and [[high]] are used interchangeably in common practice. <br/>''Compare'' [[ridge]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 22:27, 13 January 2024

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.

With respect to the relative direction of its rotation, it is the opposite of a cyclone. Because anticyclonic circulation and relative high atmospheric pressure usually coexist, the terms anticyclone and high are used interchangeably in common practice.
Compare ridge.


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.

Fluid motion having a sense of rotation about the local vertical opposite to that of the earth's rotation; that is, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, undefined at the equator.

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