Cyclonic rotation or circulation is movement in the same direction as the Earth's rotation, as opposed to anticyclonic rotation.
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Cyclonic separation — A simple cyclone separator Cyclonic separation is a method of removing particulates from an air, gas or liquid stream, without the use of filters, through vortex separation. Rotational effects and gravity are used to separate mixtures of solids… … Wikipedia
anticyclonic rotation — Rotation opposite to the earth’s rotation (i.e., anticlockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere). The opposite of cyclonic rotation … Aviation dictionary
cyclonic — cyclonically, adv. /suy klon ik/, adj. Meteorol. 1. of or pertaining to a cyclone. 2. describing a direction of rotation that is counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Also, cyclonical. [1855 60;… … Universalium
Anticyclonic rotation — or circulation is movement in the direction opposite to the Earth s rotation.* Compare: cyclonic rotation External links* [http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=anticyclonic rotation1 Anticyclonic Rotation] AMS Glossary of… … Wikipedia
Tropical cyclone — Hurricane redirects here. For other uses, see Hurricane (disambiguation). Hurricane Isabel (2003) as seen from orbit during Expedition 7 of the International Space Station. The eye, eyewall and surrounding rainbands that are characteristics of… … Wikipedia
Atmosphere of Jupiter — Cloud pattern on Jupiter in 2000 The atmosphere of Jupiter is the largest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System. It is mostly made of molecular hydrogen and helium in roughly solar proportions; other chemical compounds are present only in… … Wikipedia
Vorticity — is a mathematical concept used in fluid dynamics. It can be related to the amount of circulation or rotation (or more strictly, the local angular rate of rotation) in a fluid.Clancy, L.J., Aerodynamics , Section 7.11] The average vorticity zeta… … Wikipedia
tropical cyclone — a cyclone that originates over a tropical ocean area and can develop into the destructive storm known in the U.S. as a hurricane, in the western Pacific region as a typhoon, and elsewhere by other names. Cf. extratropical cyclone, hurricane (def … Universalium
Anticyclonic tornado — An anticyclonic tornado is a tornado which rotates in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere. It is simply a naming convention denoting the anomaly from normal rotation which… … Wikipedia
2001 Pacific hurricane season — Infobox hurricane season Basin=EPac Year=2001 Track=2001 Pacific hurricane season map.png First storm formed=May 25, 2001 Last storm dissipated=November 3, 2001 Strongest storm name=Juliette Strongest storm winds=125 Strongest storm pressure=923… … Wikipedia
