Azores High

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf subtropical high-pressure system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs North Atlantic High
gptkbp:category anticyclone
semi-permanent pressure system
gptkbp:centeredIn gptkb:Azores_archipelago
gptkbp:discoveredBy meteorologists
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Azores High
gptkbp:importantFor weather forecasting
transatlantic sailing routes
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:trade_winds
westerlies
Atlantic hurricane formation
gptkbp:influencesClimateOf gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkb:North_Africa
Eastern United States
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:minimumPressure 1020–1040 hPa
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Azores
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hadley_cell
Bermuda High
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pacific_High
Bermuda High
gptkbp:season strongest in summer
weakest in winter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Azores_High_region
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6