The Bermuda High Is a Large,persistent High Pressure System Centered

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Multiple Choice

The Bermuda high is a large,persistent high pressure system centered roughly on the island of Bermuda in the mid-Atlantic,hence the name.Air circulates clockwise around high pressure systems because of the Coriolis effect.Is there any connection between Atlantic ocean currents and this weather feature?

• A)No,the North Atlantic Ocean circulation is counterclockwise,like all Northern Hemisphere gyres.
• B)No,north Atlantic circulation is clockwise,but the connections to the Bermuda high circulation are only circumstantial; the ocean circulation is a bigger feature.
• C)Yes,north Atlantic circulation is approximately the same as the long term average circulation of the Bermuda high.
• D)Yes,they are crudely correlated,but the weather systems are so chaotic that the correlation is not meaningful.

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