Azores High
Published: March 29, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: November 22, 2011, 11:59 am
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The Azores High is a center of oceanic action centered near the Azores Islands (near 35oN and 25oW). It extends from near the western end of the Mediterranean Sea westward almost to Florida in the summer months, with the western section in summer sometimes referred to as the Bermuda High.
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Physical Oceanography Index
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J. L. Angell and J. Korshover. Quasi-biennial and long-term fluctuations in the centers of action. Month. Weath. Rev., 102:669–?, 1974..
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Azores High". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 29, 2010; Last revised Date November 22, 2011; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Azores_High>
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The Azores High is a center of oceanic action centered near the Azores Islands (near 35oN and 25oW). It extends from near the western end of the Mediterranean Sea westward almost to Florida in the summer months, with the western section in summer sometimes referred to as the Bermuda High.
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This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
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Physical Oceanography Index
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J. L. Angell and J. Korshover. Quasi-biennial and long-term fluctuations in the centers of action. Month. Weath. Rev., 102:669–?, 1974..
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