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The flow of air into a low pressure cell is called cyclonic. Cyclonic circulation is counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. The flow of air into a high pressure cell is called anti-cyclonic. Anticyclonic circulation is clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

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