Definition of Poleward. Meaning of Poleward. Synonyms of Poleward

- atmospheric circulation that features air rising near the equator, flowing poleward near the tropopause at a height of 12–15 km (7.5–9.3 mi) above the Earth's...
- Cascades and Andes Mountains, as the dry-summer climate extends further poleward in the Americas than elsewhere. Rare instances of this climate can be found...
- of Greenland's ice sheet is linked to polar amplification. Due to the poleward migration of the planet's isotherms (about 56 km (35 mi) per decade during...
- anticyclonic gyre poleward and eastward of the storm center. The combined flow of these gyres acts to advect the storm slowly poleward and westward. This...
- Australia, and parts of Central Asia. They tend to be found in proximity (both poleward and near the coast) of desert and semi-arid climates, and equatorward of...
- usually preceded by stratiform precipitation and fog. Warm fronts move poleward ahead of the cyclone path. Occluded fronts form late in the cyclone life...
- forcing generates atmospheric Rossby waves that have a poleward and eastward migration. Poleward-propagating Rossby waves explain many of the observed...
- (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° and are located poleward from adjacent tropical climates, and equatorward from either humid continental...
- powerful western boundary current that transports warm equatorial water poleward and forms the western limb of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Off the...
- thence to space. The large-scale atmospheric circulation "cells" shift polewards in warmer periods (for example, interglacials compared to glacials), but...