[Rephrased] A weather map shows concentric closed isobars with the atmospheric pressure decreasing towards the center, measured in millibars. The innermost isobar records the lowest pressure, and the wind pattern around it is counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. This system represents:
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(a)Anticyclone
(b)Cyclone
(c)Cold front
(d)Warm front
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Class 11Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems— NCERT Geography, Chapter 9. Uneven heating (Chapter 8) creates differences in air pressure, and air moves from high to low pressure as wind. Pressure is about 1,013 mb at sea level and falls about…
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