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Encyclopedia > Isobaric

isobaric (meaning of the same weight or pressure) may refer to:


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Isobar Summary (655 words)
Isobars are similar to height lines on a topographic map, and they are defined such that they can never cross each other.
A cyclone or depression is an area of curved isobars surrounding a low-pressure region with winds blowing counterclockwise in its center in the Northern Hemisphere.
An anticyclone is an area of curved isobars surrounding a high-pressure area, and the wind blows clockwise in the center of an anticyclone in the Northern Hemisphere.
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