noun
Okhotsk anticyclone; Okhotsk high
A high-pressure system that forms over the Sea of Okhotsk, especially in summer, bringing cool, moist air to northern Japan.
オホーツク海高気圧が強まると、北海道では冷たい東風が吹く。
When the Okhotsk high strengthens, cold easterly winds blow in Hokkaido.
今年の夏はオホーツク海高気圧の影響で日照不足が続いた。
This summer, a lack of sunshine continued due to the influence of the Okhotsk high.
The Pacific high is a warm, humid anticyclone that brings summer heat, contrasting with the cool, moist Okhotsk high.
Compound of オホーツク (Okhotsk) + 海 (sea) + 高気圧 (anticyclone/high-pressure system). The term is a straightforward meteorological name.