Cyclones and Anticyclones in the Mid-Latitudes
Cyclones and Anticyclones
in the Mid-Latitudes
Val Bennington
November, 2008
Anticyclones
? High pressure systems
? Just air masses with temperature and
moisture varying slightly over large area
? Clear, calm, pretty dry
? Blob-like, with small pressure gradients
and slower winds
Anticyclone
Anticyclone (High)
? Which way does the
wind blow?
? Does air diverge or
converge at the
surface?
? Does air converge
or diverge above the
high?
Anticyclone (High)
? Which way does the
wind blow?
-> anti-cyclonic =
clockwise!
? Does air diverge or
converge at the
surface?
->Diverges!
? Does air converge or
diverge above the high?
-->Converges!
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