anticyclonic rotation


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anticyclonic rotation

Rotation opposite to the earth's rotation (i.e., anticlock-wise in the Southern Hemisphere and clock-wise in the Northern Hemisphere). The opposite of cyclonic rotation.
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Favourable patterns were the persistence of active, moist layers across much of Angola with a weak low pressure area just of the Kunene mouth.An equally weak but persistent anticyclonic rotation over Botswana helped feeding some (limited) moisture into the Kaokoveld and Owambo.
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