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The Great Red spot on Jupiter is considered as an Anticyclone storm system.[1]
Anticyclonic cloud system taken above the Pacific Ocean by the STS-41-B crew.

An anticyclonic storm is a storm with a high-pressure center, in which winds flow in the direction opposite to that of the flow above a region of low pressure.[2] Unlike a cyclonic storm, anticyclonic storms are typically associated with fair weather and stable atmospheric conditions. On other planets or in rare cases on Earth, anticyclones can contribute to inclement weather. Examples include Hartmut, which brought a blizzard to the British Isles in 2018, as well as persistent anticyclonic storms on Jupiter and Neptune.

  1. ^ "Jupiter's Great Red Spot". National Geographic Society. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  2. ^ Black, Patrick (2015-12-11). "Antarctic Anticyclone Sending Two NASA Scientific Balloons Flying". NASA. Retrieved 2021-04-16.