Poleward of these centres, the surface winds turn westward again over significant portions of the subpolar latitudes. |
Timescales for a first response of the Atlantic to increased freshwater runoff from Greenland were shown to be just a few years for the subpolar North Atlantic and 5-10 years for the Atlantic and global ocean. |
Heading southwards to subpolar Patagonia the climate really depends on how low you go, however it is more often than not cold and rainfall is high. |
The seminar will centre on two principal themes: the ecosystem in a subpolar environment and the study of glacier melt. |
Argentina's fauna and flora vary widely from the country's mountainous zones to its dry and humid plains and its subpolar regions. |
The westerlies lie on the equatorward side of the semipermanent subpolar centres of low pressure. |