upper-level anticyclone

An anticyclonic circulation existing in the upper air; this often refers to such anticyclones only when they are much more pronounced at upper levels than at and near the earth’s surface. Also known as high aloft; high-level anticyclone; upper anticyclone; upper high; upper-level high.

Related terms:

• upper-level trough
• upper-level cyclone
• upper-level ridge
• upper anticyclone
• high-level anticyclone
• upper-level high
• upper-level chart
• upper-level low
• upper-level disturbance
• upper-level winds