areas, winds flow from where the pressure is highest, at the center of the area, towards the periphery where the pressure is lower. However, the direction is not straight from the center outwards, but curved due to the Coriolis effect from Earth's rotation. Viewed from above, the wind direction is bent in the direction opposite to the planet's rotation.

On English-language weather maps, high-pressure centers are identified by the letter H.

Wind circulation in the Northern and Southern hemispheres

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