Anticyclone

In meteorology, an anticyclone (that is, opposite to a cyclone) is a weather event where there is a downward movement of air and a high pressure area over the part of the planet's surface affected by it. It usually indicates clear skies. It has steady and calm wind moving away from its eye (cyclone).

Anticyclone Media

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  Satellite image showing a high-pressure area south of Australia, evidenced by the clearing in the clouds

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  A surface weather analysis for the United States on 21 October 2006. High pressure areas are labeled "H".

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  The subtropical ridge shows up as a large area of black (dryness) on this water vapor satellite image from September 2000.

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  The Hadley cell carries heat and moisture from the tropics towards the northern and southern mid-latitudes. It deposits drier air, contributing to the world's great deserts.

Other websites

• Intertropical Convergence Zone photo Archived 2004-10-31 at the Wayback Machine - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center