midlatitude
Between tropics, poles
Midlatitude refers to the regions between the tropics and the polar circles, roughly 30 to 60 degrees north or south of the equator.
These zones experience distinct seasons and variable weather patterns: midlatitude cyclones, midlatitude forests.
The term appears primarily in geography, climatology, and meteorology.
Also written as two words: mid-latitude.
Winds from the sunset
- jetstreamHigh-altitude wind band
- cyclonesRotating storm systems
- anticyclonesHigh-pressure weather systems
- frontsDeceptive outward appearances
airmass · synoptic · precipitation · humidity · convergence · divergence · continental · maritime
Sheds foliage seasonally
- coniferousProducing woody cones
- broadleafWide-leafed plant type
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
prairie · taiga · chaparral · biome · flora · fauna · biodiversity · oak
Recoiling metal spiral
- summerYear's warmest season
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
solstice · frost · thaw · leaf-fall · bloom · harvest · vernal · autumnal
East-west angular distance
- continentalityClimate shaped by land
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- EurasiaCombined continental mass
- PatagoniaSouth America's southern tip
Mediterranean · coastline · interior · landmass · altitude
westerlies
Winds from the sunset
- jetstreamHigh-altitude wind band
- cyclonesRotating storm systems
- anticyclonesHigh-pressure weather systems
fronts · airmass · synoptic · precipitation · humidity · convergence · divergence · continental · maritime · polar
deciduous
Sheds foliage seasonally
- coniferousProducing woody cones
- broadleafWide-leafed plant type
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
steppe · prairie · taiga · chaparral · biome · flora · fauna · biodiversity · oak · maple
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
equinox · solstice · frost · thaw · leaf-fall · bloom · harvest · vernal · autumnal · hibernal
longitude
East-west angular distance
- continentalityClimate shaped by land
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- EurasiaCombined continental mass
Patagonia · Mediterranean · coastline · interior · landmass · altitude
midlatitudeequatorial
Of Earth's central line
polar · tropical · arctic · high latitude · equator