Subtropics: Difference between revisions

From Glossary of Meteorology
imported>Perlwikibot
No edit summary
imported>Perlwikibot
No edit summary
 
Line 9: Line 9:
   </div>
   </div>


<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The indefinite belts in each hemisphere between the regions of [[tropical]] and [[temperate  climates]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The polar boundaries are considered to be roughly 35&#x000b0;N and 35&#x000b0;S latitudes, but vary greatly  according to continental influence, being farther poleward on the west coasts of continents and  farther equatorward on the east coasts.</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The indefinite belts in each hemisphere between the regions of [[tropical climate|tropical]] and [[temperate  climates]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The polar boundaries are considered to be roughly 35&#x000b0;N and 35&#x000b0;S latitudes, but vary greatly  according to continental influence, being farther poleward on the west coasts of continents and  farther equatorward on the east coasts.</div><br/> </div>
</div>
</div>



Latest revision as of 17:01, 25 April 2012



subtropics

The indefinite belts in each hemisphere between the regions of tropical and temperate climates.

The polar boundaries are considered to be roughly 35°N and 35°S latitudes, but vary greatly according to continental influence, being farther poleward on the west coasts of continents and farther equatorward on the east coasts.


Copyright 2024 American Meteorological Society (AMS). For permission to reuse any portion of this work, please contact permissions@ametsoc.org. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S. Code § 107) or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S.Copyright Act (17 USC § 108) does not require AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a website or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, require written permission or a license from AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy statement.