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Why does air circulate in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere?

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The pressure gradient, or change between the core of the anticyclone and its surroundings, combined with the Coriolis effect , causes air to circulate about the core in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere.

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