poleward
1poleward — adverb or adjective Date: 1835 toward or in the direction of a pole of the earth < as the sun moves poleward > < poleward variation in temperature > …
2poleward — /pohl weuhrd/, adv. 1. Also, polewards. toward a pole of the earth; toward the North or South Pole. adj. 2. facing or moving toward the North or South Pole. [1870 75; POLE2 + WARD] * * * …
3poleward — 1. adjective Towards the pole of a planet 2. adverb Towards the pole of a planet …
4poleward — pole·ward …
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6climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
7atmosphere — atmosphereless, adj. /at meuhs fear /, n., v., atmosphered, atmosphering. n. 1. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air. 2. this medium at a given place. 3. Astron. the gaseous envelope surrounding a heavenly body. 4. Chem. any… …
8Köppen climate classification — The title of this article contains the character ö. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Koppen climate classification. Updated Köppen–Geiger climate map[1] …
9Monsoon trough — August position of the ITCZ and monsoon trough in the Pacific Ocean, depicted by area of convergent streamlines in the northern Pacific The monsoon trough is that portion of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) which extends into or through… …
10tropical cyclone — a cyclone that originates over a tropical ocean area and can develop into the destructive storm known in the U.S. as a hurricane, in the western Pacific region as a typhoon, and elsewhere by other names. Cf. extratropical cyclone, hurricane (def …
