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Anti Cyclone
Anti Cyclone
- An anticyclone is a weather phenomenon defined as a large-scale circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure.
- It rotates clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counter clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere (opposite to a cyclone).
- Effects of surface-based anticyclones include clearing skies as well as cooler, drier air. Fog can also form overnight within a region of higher pressure.
