a latitude that is near neither a pole nor the equator, esp one between 30° and 60° north or south of the equator
Examples of 'midlatitude' in a sentence
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No significant change was detected for the midlatitude regime.
R. D. Hudson, M. F. Andrade, M. B. Follette, A. D. Frolov 2006, 'The total ozone field separated into meteorological regimes – Part II:Northern Hemisphere mid-latitude total ozone trends', Atmospheric Chemistry and Physicshttp://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/6/5183/2006/acp-6-5183-2006.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cold surges are a dominant feature of midlatitude tropical interaction.
Edgar Perez Perez, Victor eMagaña Rueda, Ernesto eCaetano, S eKusunoki 2014, 'Cold Surge Activity Over the Gulf of Mexico in a Warmer Climate', Frontiers in Earth Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/feart.2014.00019/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This would contribute to an increased frequency of midlatitude droughts in both hemispheres.
Y. Hu, Q. Fu 2007, 'Observed poleward expansion of the Hadley circulation since 1979', Atmospheric Chemistry and Physicshttp://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/5229/2007/acp-7-5229-2007.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
An anomalous meridional overturning circulation plays an important role in linking tropical and midlatitude intraseasonal wind andprecipitation variations.
Yang JIAO, Renguang WU 2019, 'Propagation and influence on tropical precipitation of intraseasonal variation overmid-latitude East Asia in boreal winter', Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Lettershttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16742834.2019.1586518. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, the present findings indicate that no substantial uncertainties exist in midlatitude chlorine chemistry of the stratosphere.
B. Vogel, R. Müller, A. Engel, J.-U. Grooß, D. Toohey, T. Woyke, F. Stroh 2005, 'Midlatitude ClO during the maximum atmospheric chlorine burden: in situ balloon measurementsand model simulations', Atmospheric Chemistry and Physicshttp://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/5/1623/2005/acp-5-1623-2005.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They were labelled as atmospheric rivers in the 1990s, and have since become a well-studied featureof the midlatitude climate.
Luis eGimeno, Raquel eNieto, Marta eVázquez, David A. Lavers 2014, 'Atmospheric rivers: a mini-review', Frontiers in Earth Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/feart.2014.00002/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The polar vortex and remnants have preferred locations which leads to longitudinal differences in the midlatitude ozone trends.
S. B. Andersen, B. M. Knudsen 2006, 'The influence of polar vortex ozone depletion on NH mid-latitude ozone trends in spring',Atmospheric Chemistry and Physicshttp://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/6/2837/2006/acp-6-2837-2006.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Using other model estimates of age decrease due to climate change, we estimate that midlatitude recovery may be significantly accelerated.
P. A. Newman, J. S. Daniel, D. W. Waugh, E. R. Nash 2007, 'A new formulation of equivalent effective stratospheric chlorine (EESC)', Atmospheric Chemistry and Physicshttp://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/4537/2007/acp-7-4537-2007.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The southerly or southwesterly winds associated with midlatitude cyclones play an important role in such transport.
Jane Liu, Siliang Cui 2014, 'Meteorological Influences on Seasonal Variation of Fine Particulate Matter in Citiesover Southern Ontario, Canada', Advances in Meteorologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/169476. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)