Difference between revisions of "AY Honors/Weather - Advanced/Answer Key"
| (18 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | + | An '''anticyclonic storm''' is a weather [[storm]] where winds around the storm flow contrary to the direction dictated by the [[Coriolis effect]] about a [[Low pressure area|region of low pressure]]. In the northern hemisphere, anticyclonic storms involve clockwise wind flow; in the southern hemisphere, they involve anticlockwise (also called ''counterclockwise'') wind flow. | |
| − | + | Anticyclonic storms usually form around [[pressure system|high-pressure systems]]. These do not "contradict" the [[Coriolis effect]]; it predicts such anticyclonic flow about high-pressure regions. Anticyclonic storms, as high-pressure systems, usually accompany cold weather and are frequently a factor in large [[snowstorm]]s. | |
| + | [[Anticyclonic tornado]]s often occur; while tornados' [[vortex|vortices]] are low-pressure regions, this occurs because tornados occur on a small enough scale such that the Coriolis effect is negligible. | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | ==References== |
| + | {{unreferenced|date=October 2006}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Storms]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Anticyclones]] | ||
| + | Colin is a boob | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{climate-stub}} | ||
Revision as of 13:33, 19 May 2007
An anticyclonic storm is a weather storm where winds around the storm flow contrary to the direction dictated by the Coriolis effect about a region of low pressure. In the northern hemisphere, anticyclonic storms involve clockwise wind flow; in the southern hemisphere, they involve anticlockwise (also called counterclockwise) wind flow.
Anticyclonic storms usually form around high-pressure systems. These do not "contradict" the Coriolis effect; it predicts such anticyclonic flow about high-pressure regions. Anticyclonic storms, as high-pressure systems, usually accompany cold weather and are frequently a factor in large snowstorms.
Anticyclonic tornados often occur; while tornados' vortices are low-pressure regions, this occurs because tornados occur on a small enough scale such that the Coriolis effect is negligible.
References
Template:Unreferenced Colin is a boob
