high latitude

collocation in English

meaningsofhighandlatitude

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high
adjective
uk
/haɪ/us
/haɪ/
(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top ...
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latitude
noun
uk
/ˈlæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/us
/ˈlæt̬.ə.tuːd/
the position north or south of the equator measured from 0° ...
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(Definition ofhighandlatitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Seeding rate effects on tillering, grain yield, and yield components of oat athighlatitude.
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Thus,highlatitudesnow-ice covered environments are prime candidates to shelter biological matter.
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However,highlatitudelocations can benefit from solar energy for a longer period than the southerly regions because of the longer heating season.
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This is because the ratio of solar radiation on the vertical south-facing facades to the total solar radiation is greater inhighlatitudelocations than in low latitude locations.
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Despite thehighlatitude, no land was sighted.
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The cloud appears during the northern summer and athighlatitude.
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Secondly, atmospheric circulation works in a way to limit the effects ofhighlatitudeeruptions.
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The net effect is atmospheric transport from low tohighlatitudeand altitude.
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Because of itshighlatitude, the length of daylight varies greatly.
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Observations from thesehighlatitudeareas are critical to examining ocean circulation and climate change processes.
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The tropics have far more uniform temperatures over a far wider latitudinal range (about 45 degrees) thanhighlatitudespecies.
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