What Is Cyclone?
Any low pressure system with winds spinning around it, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. The word also names hurricanes in the Indian Ocean. In technical terms: A closed circulation around a pressure minimum, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, associated with low-level convergence and rising air; includes extratropical and tropical cyclones.
Also called: Low, Low Pressure System, Low Pressure
Cyclone In Plain English
Any low pressure system with winds spinning around it, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. The word also names hurricanes in the Indian Ocean.
The Technical Definition
A closed circulation around a pressure minimum, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, associated with low-level convergence and rising air; includes extratropical and tropical cyclones. Regionally, a tropical cyclone of hurricane strength in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific.
Lessons That Use Cyclone
- Highs, Lows, Troughs And Ridges Unit 3: Wind And Pressure Systems
