North Pacific High (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Meteorology.
  1. a semipermanent subtropical high in the North Pacific Ocean, centered about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) northeast of Hawaii, where it is strongest during the summer: As the North Pacific high becomes weakened and displaced toward the equator with the onset of winter, the Aleutian low becomes more dominant.
North Pacific High (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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