Kalahari High Explained

The Kalahari High is an anticyclone that forms in winter over the interior of southern Africa, replacing a summer trough.[1] It is part of the subtropical ridge system and the reason the Kalahari is a desert.[2] It is the descending limb of a Hadley cell.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hunter and Habitat in the Central Kalahari Desert . April 30, 1981. George B. Silberbauer . 9780521281355 . April 19, 2019.
  2. Web site: High Pressure . Laulima.hawaii.edu . 2013-10-12.
  3. Web site: Global circulation . St-andrews.ac.uk . 2000-11-14 . 2013-10-12.

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