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The gyres rotate counter clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, and clockwise in the northern hemisphere.
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What direction does a cyclone spin in the northern hemisphere?
A typhoon in the northern hemisphere rotates counter-clockwise, in contrast to a typhoon in the southern hemisphere which rotates the other way (i.e., clockwise) as explained by the Coriolis effect.
Why do ocean currents and general wind patterns go in opposite circular patterns above and below the equator?
For anything small (like a bathtub), it doesn't - that's an urban legend. The theory is that coriolis forces makes water swirl one way in one hemisphere and the opposite way in the other - but that force is quite utterly negligable on small amounts of liquid or gas - such as your bathtub. The effect DOES work at the scale of ocean currents and hurricanes. Hurricanes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise, those in the southern hemisphere (which are properly called "Typhoons") rotate clockwise. The coriolis force comes about because the earth rotates. If you think about a wind blowing south from somewhere far into the northern hemisphere, as the wind travels southwards, the planet rotates from west to east causing the air to be spun around in a counter-clockwise direction. The opposite happens in the southern hemisphere.
Which way does a high pressure rotate?
High air pressure systems spin clockwise.
Which way do hurricanes and tornadoes rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?
All hurricanes and most tornadoes rotate counterclockwise.
Which way does mid-latitude cyclone rotate?
Cyclones, mid-latitude and otherwise, in the Northern hemisphere rotate anti-clockwise, and cyclones south of the equator rotate clockwise.
Which way do currents move in the northern hemisphere southern hemisphere?
Currents in the Northern Hemisphere move in a clockwise direction. Currents in the Southern Hemisphere move in a counter clockwise direction.
Which way do tornadoes rotate?
Tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while those in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise.
Which way do winds rotate in a tropical depression?
Winds in a tropical depression rotate counterclockwise if it is in the northern hemisphere and clockwise if it is in the southern hemisphere.
Which way do surface currents in the southern hemisphere flow?
Counter-clockwise
Do all tornadoes rotate the same way?
No. Most tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while most in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise. Furthermore, a very small percentage (less than 1%) of tornadoes are anticyclonic, rotating in the opposite direction from what is normal in their hemisphere.
What way do winds rotate around a tropical depression?
As with all low pressure systems the winds of a tropical depression rotate counterclockwise if it is in the northern hemisphere and clockwise if it is in the southern.
Which way does a toilet flush in the southern hemisphere?
The toilet is too small a scale for water to certainly flush in one direction or the other because of the hemisphere they can, in fact, flush both ways. However hurricanes will rotate clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anit-clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
What direction does a cyclone spin in the northern hemisphere?
A typhoon in the northern hemisphere rotates counter-clockwise, in contrast to a typhoon in the southern hemisphere which rotates the other way (i.e., clockwise) as explained by the Coriolis effect.
If 2 hurricanes form close together witch way do they spin?
If they both form in the northern hemisphere they will both spin counterclockwise. Ifg they both form in the southern hemisphere both will rotate clockwise.
Which way does the surface currents in the northern hemisphere flow?
Clockwise
Why do ocean currents and general wind patterns go in opposite circular patterns above and below the equator?
For anything small (like a bathtub), it doesn't - that's an urban legend. The theory is that coriolis forces makes water swirl one way in one hemisphere and the opposite way in the other - but that force is quite utterly negligable on small amounts of liquid or gas - such as your bathtub. The effect DOES work at the scale of ocean currents and hurricanes. Hurricanes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise, those in the southern hemisphere (which are properly called "Typhoons") rotate clockwise. The coriolis force comes about because the earth rotates. If you think about a wind blowing south from somewhere far into the northern hemisphere, as the wind travels southwards, the planet rotates from west to east causing the air to be spun around in a counter-clockwise direction. The opposite happens in the southern hemisphere.
Which way do the wind and water currents move in the northern hemisphere?
Clockwise
