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Cyclonic rotation

Atmospheric motion matching a planet's rotation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Cyclonic rotation or cyclonic circulation is the atmospheric motion in the same direction as a planet's rotation, as opposed to anticyclonic rotation. In the case of Earth's rotation, the Coriolis effect causes cyclonic rotation to be in a counterclockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.[1] A closed area of winds rotating cyclonically is known as a cyclone.

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