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Why do winds rotate in different directions in low pressure and high pressure systems?
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In the northern hemisphere high pressure systems rotate?
rotates in CL(Ck wise direction
Which way does a high pressure rotate?
High air pressure systems spin clockwise.
Why do southerly winds occur on the trailing side of high pressure region?
Most weather systems in the temperate latitudes move from west to east. This makes the west side of a system the trailing side. In the northern hemisphere, high-pressure systems rotate clockwise, resulting in southerly winds on the west (trailing) side.
What is the difference between stroam and cyclone?
A cyclone is a large scale low pressure system with a closed circulation, and cyclonic rotation. Most storms are small to middle scale systems and do not rotate.
Does the direction of the hurricanes depend on the hemisphere where the hurrianes occur?
The direction that they rotate does. Storm systems in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while ones in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise. Tropical systems in both hemispheres tend to travel westward.
Why do high and low pressure systems rotate?
wind
What happens if a high and low pressure system collide?
I'm not sure exactly but I think it could possible form a tornado, because the two systems rotate in different directions when they merge in could cause cyclonic type winds...But I don't know exactly. Just a guess.
Do Low pressure air currents turn clockwise or counter-clockwise?
Low pressure systems in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while those in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise.
Do hurricanes rotate different directions depending on which hemisphere they are in?
Yes, In the northern hemisphere they rotate counterclockwise and in the southern hemisphere they rotate clockwise. Such rotation is called cyclonic rotation.
How do hurricanes rotate in the southern hemisphere?
Hurricanes, as well as all the milder low-pressure systems, rotate clockwise (to the right) in the southern hemisphere.
In the northern hemisphere high pressure systems rotate?
rotates in CL(Ck wise direction
What describes anticyclones?
An anticyclone is a high-pressure weather system characterized by fair weather and winds that rotate around the center of highest pressure. Systems in the northern hemisphere rotate clockwise while those in the Southern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise.
Do high pressure systems move clockwise or counterclockwise?
In the northern hemisphere wind blow around high-pressure systems in a clockwise direction. In the southern hemisphere, the wind blow is in the opposite (anticlockwise) direction.
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.
Do low pressure air currents turn clockwise?
They do in the southern hemisphere. In the northern hemisphere, low pressure systems rotate counterclockwise.
What is the directions the planets rotate around the sun?
they rotate from west to east
In term of rotation what is the difference between high and low pressure system?
They rotate in opposite directions. High pressure rotates clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere. Low pressure is just the opposite.
