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What is the clockwise deflection of air in the Northern Hemisphere and the counterclockwise deflection of air in the Southern Hemisphere?
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∙ 9y ago
The deflection is to the right of the path of motion of the wind.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe Coriolis effect is the clockwise deflection of air in the north hemisphere and the counterclockwise deflection in the Southern Hemisphere.
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∙ 12y agoAnti-clockwise in the north and clockwise in the south
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∙ 11y agoTo the right or to the West.
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∙ 11y agocoriolis effect
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∙ 12y agoto the right
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Which directions do tornadoes spin?
Tornadoes nearly always spin counterclockwise if they are in the northern hemisphere and clockwise if they are in the southern hemisphere.
Do tornados spin clockwise?
Most tornadoes in the northern hemisphere spin counter clockwise while most in the southern hemisphere spin clockwise.
Does a tornado spin counterclockwise?
The vast majority of tornadoes in the northern hemisphere spin counterclockwise. Most tornadoes in the southern hemisphere spin clockwise.
Do tornadoes spin clockwise or counterclockwise fact or fiction?
they go both ways. More than 99% of tornadoes spin counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. For less than 1% of tornadoes the opposite is true. These are called anticyclonic tornadoes.
Do currents in the northern hemisphere flow clockwise?
Yes, in the northern hemisphere the currents flow clockwise.
What is the clockwise deflection of air is the northern hemisphere and the counterclockwise deflection of air in the southern hemisphere?
The Coriolis effect is the clockwise deflection of air in the north hemisphere and the counterclockwise deflection in the Southern Hemisphere.
What is the clockwise deflection of air in the northern hemisphere and the and counterclockwise deflection of air in the southern hemisphere?
The Coriolis effect is the clockwise deflection of air in the north hemisphere and the counterclockwise deflection in the Southern Hemisphere.
Do the Northern Hemisphere travel clockwise or counterclockwise?
clockwise
Do low pressure systems move clockwise or counterclockwise?
Counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere. Clockwise in the southern.
What directions do tornadoes normally turn in?
Normally they turn counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. However, in very rare cases a tornado turns in the opposite direction from normal. These are called anticyclonic tornadoes.
Which directions do tornadoes spin?
Tornadoes nearly always spin counterclockwise if they are in the northern hemisphere and clockwise if they are in the southern hemisphere.
Do the gyres of the northern hemisphere circulate in a counterclockwise direction?
gyres in the northern hemisphere circulate clockwise, while the gyres in the southern hemisphere circulate counterclockwise
Do most tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction?
Most tornadoes in the northern hemisphere, at least 99%, rotate counterclockwise.
Which way do tornadoes turn in the northern hemisphere clockwise or counterclockwise?
Most of them spin counterclockwise
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.
Do tornadoes rotate clockwise or counterclockwise?
In all but the rarest cases, tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise, while ones in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise.
Does a depression have clockwise winds?
If it is in the southern hemisphere yes. If it is in the northern hemisphere it will have counterclockwise winds.
