polarward en · ADJ
Etymology
From polar + -ward.
Meanings
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In the direction of the North Pole or the South Pole; away from the equator.
However, during low geomagnetic activity the distribution of latitudinally asymmetric events is close to Iijima and Potermra's Region 1 and 2 current picture: the equatorward events prevail in the morning and postmidnight sectors, and the polarward ones – in the evening and premidnight.
2002, Christopher T. Russell, S. Savin, Dynamic Processes in the Critical Magnetospheric Regions and Radiation Belt Models, page 2719:In general, the polarward flow is strongest as a result of western intensification (Stommel, 1948; Munk and Carrier, 1950).
1990, Current Research, page 285:On the polarward side of the trough, the disturbance appears as the wave in the Easterlies described by Riehl [9].
1962, D. J. Bargman, Tropical Meteorology in Africa:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most polarward | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more polarward | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |