The polar high pressure system is best characterized as
A)converging and ascending cool air.
B)cold and dry with weak anticyclonic high pressure.
C)strong cyclonic activity during the long summer months.
D)cool and moist year-round.
E)an area of contrast between cold and warm air.

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The polar high pressure system is characterized by cold and dry air with a weak anticyclonic high pressure. It is caused by the sinking of cold and dry air from the polar regions.

The Polar High Pressure System Is Best Characterized as