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Q: What is the movement of surface air around a high in the northern hemisphere called?
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Last update 2024.09.02
Arab Weather - In the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds move around the high in a counterclockwise direction and outward from the center of the high. This means that the air moves in a circular motion away from the center and rotates counterclockwise as a result of the Coriolis effect that occurs due to the rotation of the Earth.
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