Low-pressure area Low-pressure area A low-pressure area, low, depression or cyclone is a region on the topographic map where the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of surrounding locations. Low-pressure systems form under areas of wind divergence that occur in the upper levels of the troposphere. The formation process of a low-pressure area is known as cyclogenesis. Within the field of meteorology, atmospheric divergence aloft occurs in two areas. The first area is on the east side of upper troughs, which form half of a Rossby wave within the Westerlies (a trough with large wavelength that extends through the troposphere). A second
High Pressure Low High Pressure Low "High Pressure Low" is the third single from Against Me!'s fifth studio album "White Crosses", released as a 7" vinyl single on December 21, 2010 on Sabot Productions. Following the recording their fifth studio album, White Crosses, Against Me! recorded acoustic versions of songs written for the album in February 2010. An acoustic version of "High Pressure Low" was known to be recorded following lead singer Laura Jane Grace's video posts regarding the acoustic sessions. Grace performed the b-side, "Strip Mall Parking Lots" as early as her 2008 solo tour, then thought to be called "Southwest Florida