Phrases with «poleward expansion»

"Poleward expansion" refers to the phenomenon of something moving or spreading towards the Earth's poles, the points located at the top and bottom of the planet. It implies things like plants, animals, or weather patterns extending their range or becoming more common in regions closer to the poles than where they would usually be found. Full definition

Sentences with «poleward expansion»

  • There is evidence in satellite and radiosonde data and in observational data for poleward expansion of the tropical circulation by as much as a few degrees of latitude since the 1970s [34]--[35], but natural variability may have contributed to that expansion [36]. (journals.plos.org)
  • «If you find wet get wetter, dry get drier, occurring increasingly in tandem with poleward expansion, there's just almost no way that can happen naturally,» Marvel said. (scientificamerican.com)
  • There is evidence in satellite and radiosonde data and in observational data for poleward expansion of the tropical circulation by as much as a few degrees of latitude since the 1970s [34]--[35], but natural variability may have contributed to that expansion [36]. (journals.plos.org)
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