subtropical high

[‚səb′träp·ə·kəl ′hī]

(meteorology)

One of the semipermanent highs of the subtropical high-pressure belt; these highs appear as centers of action on mean charts of surface pressure; they lie over oceans and are best developed in the summer season. Also known as oceanic anticyclone; oceanic high; subtropical anticyclone.

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atmosphere
Atmospheric General Circulation
Azores high
Bermuda high
calms of Cancer
calms of Capricorn
Center of Action
equatorial trough
Gissar Range
intertropical convergence zone
maritime tropical air
oceanic anticyclone
oceanic high
Pacific high
prevailing westerlies
prevailing winds
subtropical anticyclone
subtropical high-pressure belt
trade-wind

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