环极涡旋

Traditional form:

環極渦旋

Pinyin (reading):

huánjíwōxuán

Definitions:

• circumpolar vortex

Characters:

• 环 - bracelet, ring; to surround, to loop
• 极 - extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
• 涡 - eddy, swirl, whirlpool
• 旋 - to revolve, to orbit, to return

Traditional characters:

• 環 - bracelet, ring; to surround, to loop
• 極 - extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
• 渦 - eddy, swirl, whirlpool
• 旋 - to revolve, to orbit, to return