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anticyclones  

Definition

  • ANTICYCLONE IS A term for a region of closed circulation of air in the troposphere (the lowest 6 mi. [10 km.] or so of Earths atmosphere) with descending air from aloft and high atmospheric pressure at the surface. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Anticyclones]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LWF6CF18-9

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