blocking anticyclone
meteorology
Also known as: blocking high
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development of Superstorm Sandy, 2012
- In Superstorm Sandy: Origin and development of the superstorm
…strong high-pressure cell, called a blocking high, that stagnates over Greenland, and any eastward movement of storms behind the blocking high slows substantially.
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role in cyclonic weather patterns
- In climate: Anticyclones
…in this way are called blocking anticyclones, or blocking highs. They frequently persist for a week or more, and the occurrence of a few such blocking anticyclones may dominate the character of a season. Blocking anticyclones are particularly common over Europe, the eastern Atlantic, and the Alaskan area.
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