Cum sole
Cum soleis a Latin phrase meaningwith the sun.The term is sometimes used inmeteorologyandphysical oceanographyto refer toanticyclonicmotion, which isclockwisein theNorthern Hemisphereandcounterclockwisein theSouthern Hemisphere(butwiththe sun's apparent motion when facingEquatorin bothhemispheres) (Pond and Pickard, 1983).[1]
The opposite ofCum soleisContra solem(cyclonicmotion). Both terms are infrequently used.
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[edit]- ^Pond; Pickard (1983).Introductory dynamical oceanography (2nd ed.).Pergamon Press.ISBN0-7506-2496-5.
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