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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Fluid motion having a sense of rotation about the local vertical opposite  to that of the earth's rotation; that is, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in  the Southern Hemisphere, undefined at the [[equator]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is the opposite of [[cyclonic circulation]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 28 March 2024

Fluid motion having a sense of rotation about the local vertical opposite to that of the earth's rotation; that is, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, undefined at the equator.

It is the opposite of cyclonic circulation.

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