poleward
Heading toward extremes
Poleward means toward either the North or South Pole: Arctic winds carry cold air poleward.
The term appears in scientific and geographic contexts describing movement or orientation toward Earth's polar regions.
Also used as an adjective: poleward migration, poleward currents.
Geographic or personal freedom
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
circumpolar · glacier · tundra · taiga · boreal · subpolar · continental
Increasing in temperature
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- thermohalineDensity-driven ocean movement
- cryosphereEarth's frozen water systems
- albedoSurface reflection coefficient
melting · permafrost · adaptation · ecosystem · biodiversity
Arctic indigenous people
- NordicOf northern Europe
- borealOf northern regions
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
walrus · caribou · seal · Greenland · Svalbard · Siberia · Alaska · Nunavut
Organized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- discoveryAct of finding something
- navigationDetermining position and course
- trekArduous overland journey
explorer · pioneering · uncharted · frontier · research · survey · icebreaker · overwintering
Finest taxonomic rank
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- phenologyStudy of seasonal cycles
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
distribution · population · territory · movement · wintering · nesting · flyway · spawning
latitude
Geographic or personal freedom
hemisphere · circumpolar · glacier · tundra · taiga · boreal · subpolar · continental
warming
Increasing in temperature
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- thermohalineDensity-driven ocean movement
- cryosphereEarth's frozen water systems
albedo · melting · permafrost · adaptation · ecosystem · biodiversity
Inuit
Arctic indigenous people
- NordicOf northern Europe
- borealOf northern regions
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
tundra · walrus · caribou · seal · Greenland · Svalbard · Siberia · Alaska · Nunavut · taiga
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- discoveryAct of finding something
- navigationDetermining position and course
trek · explorer · pioneering · uncharted · frontier · research · survey · icebreaker · overwintering · Shackleton
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- phenologyStudy of seasonal cycles
colonization · distribution · population · territory · movement · wintering · nesting · flyway · spawning · isotherms
penguin
Flightless aquatic southern bird