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← GeographyWhich weather phenomenon results from the Coriolis effect acting on synoptic air masses influenced by a high-pressure system?
A)Anticyclonic air circulation enhancement✓
B)Increased frequency of waterspouts
C)Intensification of frontal boundaries
D)Suppression of low-level cloud formation
💡 Explanation
When descending air encounters a high-pressure system, the Coriolis effect deflects the air flow, causing it to rotate. Therefore anticyclonic (clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere) air circulation enhancement results, rather than other effects tied to distinct atmospheric instabilities.
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