anticyclone

anticyclone, any large wind system that rotates about a centre of high atmospheric pressure clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern. Its flow is the reverse of that of a cyclone (q.v.).

This article was most recently revised and updated by John P. Rafferty.
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Article Title: anticyclone
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 23 November 2008
Access Date: February 22, 2025