Lows, highs, troughs and ridges
8 min read
Low (depression)
Air converges near the surface and rises: cloud and precipitation. In the northern hemisphere the wind turns anticlockwise round it, in the southern hemisphere clockwise.
IN THIS LESSON
- High (anticyclone)
- The shapes in between
- Special lows
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