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Cyclonic rotation, or cyclonic circulation, is atmospheric motion in the same direction as a planet's rotation, as opposed to
anticyclonic rotation Anticyclonic rotation, or anticyclonic circulation, is atmospheric motion in the direction opposite to a planet's rotation. For Earth, this motion is in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisph ...
. For
Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...
, the
Coriolis effect In physics, the Coriolis force is an inertial or fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame. In a reference frame with clockwise rotation, the force acts to the ...
causes cyclonic rotation to be in a counter
clockwise Two-dimensional rotation can occur in two possible directions. Clockwise motion (abbreviated CW) proceeds in the same direction as a clock's hands: from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back up to the top. The opposite ...
direction in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. A closed area of winds rotating cyclonically is known as a cyclone.


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Cyclonic Rotation
- AMS Glossary of Meteorology Climate patterns {{climate-stub