subpolar high

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subpolar high [¦səb′pō·lər ′hī]

(meteorology)

A high that forms over the cold continental surfaces of subpolar latitudes, principally in Northern Hemisphere winters; these highs typically migrate eastward and southward. Also known as polar anticyclone; polar high; subpolar anticyclone.

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