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|Meaning=(''Or'' subtropical ridge.) One of the two bands of high atmospheric  [[pressure]] that are centered, in the mean, near 30°N and 30°S latitudes.
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' subtropical ridge.) One of the two bands of high atmospheric  [[pressure]] that are centered, in the mean, near 30&#x000b0;N and 30&#x000b0;S latitudes.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">These belts are formed by the [[subtropical highs]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 08:26, 30 March 2024

(Or subtropical ridge.) One of the two bands of high atmospheric pressure that are centered, in the mean, near 30°N and 30°S latitudes.

These belts are formed by the subtropical highs.

  1. (Sometimes called wedge.) In meteorology, an elongated area of relatively high atmospheric pressure, almost always associated with and most clearly identified as an area of maximum anticyclonic curvature of wind flow.
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