Anticyclonic Rotation - Rotation in the opposite direction of cyclonic rotation. In a meteorological sense, cyclonic rotation is generally associated with low pressure, and anticyclonic rotation is associated with high pressure.
anticyclonic rotation"Generally circular motion of a mass in a sense opposite to that of the earth, that is, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, undefined at the equator.
Anticyclonic Rotation - Rotation in the opposite sense as the Earth's rotation, i.e., clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere as would be seen from above. The opposite of cyclonic rotation.
AnticycloneA large-scale circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern HemisphereAnticyclonic RotationRotation in the opposite sense as the ...
Usually associated with a high-pressure system. ANTICYCLONIC rotation is any rotation opposite to that of a cyclone. This rotation is clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
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Browse Related Terms: Anticyclonic Rotation, Aurora Australis, Aurora Borealis, Coriolis force, Northern Lights, NRN
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Nearly all mesocyclones and strong or violent tornadoes exhibit cyclonic rotation, but some smaller vortices such as gustnadoes occasionally rotate anticyclonically (clockwise). Compare with anticyclonic rotation.
The upper levels of a tropical cyclone feature winds directed away from the center of the storm with an anticyclonic rotation, due to the Coriolis effect.
 See also: Anticyclonic, Cyclonic, Earth, Hemisphere, Norther
  
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