Cyclonic and anticyclonic rotation:

The wind direction is counterclockwise in a low pressure system in the northern hemisphere is a
cyclone.

So the wind direction is clockwise in a high pressure system in the northern hemisphere is an
anticyclone.
Global circulation model:

shows the behavior of winds in the northern, southern hemispheres; in the upper and lower subtropical
zones: and in the north and south poles
Variation of global patterns of precipitations, weather and global climate patterns:

At the poles the air drier than in the intertropical convergence zone, closing a thermal cause cycle in a
low pressure zone

Pressure (hig Cause (therma Temperature (base Precipitation (dr

Latitude Region h or low) l or dynamic) d on latitude) y or humid)

0°-10° Equatorial low thermal 10°C-30°C humid

Subtropica
20°-35° l high dynamic 0°C - 10°C dry

60° Subpolar low thermal -10°-0°C humid

90° Polar high dynamic -30°-10°C dry

Local and regional winds:

As a result of solar radiation the breezes change their pressure towards the coast while at night the
pressure drops offshore