HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM


Meaning of HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM in English

An area of relative pressure maximum that has diverging winds and a rotation opposite to the earth's rotation. This is clockwise the in Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the opposite of an area of low pressure or a cyclone. Related term: anticyclone

Weather and meteorology English vocabulary.      Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии .