of equivalent latitude follows the flow velocity and encloses the same area as the latitude line of equivalent value, hence "equivalent latitude." Equivalent...
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geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Latitude is given...
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Dell Latitude is a line of laptop computers manufactured and sold by American company Dell Technologies. It is a business-oriented line, aimed at corporate...
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Geographic coordinate system (redirect from Latitude and longitude)
system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude and longitude. It is the simplest, oldest and most widely used of the various...
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Geomagnetic latitude, or magnetic latitude (MLAT), is a parameter analogous to geographic latitude, except that, instead of being defined relative to the...
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Tropic of Capricorn (category Circles of latitude)
northern equivalent is the Tropic of Cancer. The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major circles of latitude marked on maps of Earth. Its latitude is currently...
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Conservation form Contour advection Displacement field (mechanics) Equivalent latitude Generalized Lagrangian mean Trajectory (fluid mechanics) Liouville's...
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Antarctica (redirect from Latitude 81 degrees S)
largely south of the Antarctic Circle (one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the world), Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern...
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is equivalent to about a minute of latitude, a distance in nautical miles on a chart can easily be measured by using dividers and the latitude scales...
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Tropic of Cancer (category Circles of latitude)
tropic are the subtropics and the North Temperate Zone. The equivalent line of latitude south of the Equator is called the Tropic of Capricorn, and the...
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Declination (section Relation to latitude)
the observer's astronomical latitude, but the term "latitude" ordinarily means geodetic latitude, which is the latitude on maps and GPS devices. In the...
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latitude allows one to compensate for errors in exposure while retaining quality. In radiography, exposure latitude and dynamic range are equivalent....
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Arctic Circle (category Circles of latitude)
northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth at about 66° 34' N. Its southern equivalent is the Antarctic Circle. The Arctic...
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Extratropical cyclone (redirect from Mid-latitude cyclone)
Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are low-pressure areas which, along with the anticyclones of high-pressure...
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Flight-time equivalent dose (FED) is an informal unit of measurement of ionizing radiation exposure. Expressed in units of flight-time (i.e., flight-seconds...
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to describe or translate a wide range of units derived from or roughly equivalent to the Roman mile (roughly 1.48 km), such as the nautical mile (now 1...
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aspect ratio of one. In this case the maximum latitude attained must correspond to y = ±W/2, or equivalently y/R = π. Any of the inverse transformation...
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globe on a plane. In a map projection, coordinates, often expressed as latitude and longitude, of locations from the surface of the globe are transformed...
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Fourth grade (section Argentina's equivalent)
students learn about geography skills such as map reading and longitude and latitude, state history, and early American history. Fourth grade is also the year...
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density as of April 1, 2020 (residents per unit of land area) The city latitude and longitude coordinates Map this section's coordinates using OpenStreetMap...
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Wales was about 20° north of the equator, the equivalent latitude of North Africa today, and at this latitude, the red desert sandstones of the Vale of Clwyd...
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correspondences in latitude between Europe and Middle-earth: The action of the story takes place in the North-west of 'Middle-earth', equivalent in latitude to the...
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of year when it was near the constellation of Cancer. The equivalent line of south latitude is called the Tropic of Capricorn, for similar reasons. The...
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metres (330 ft) on a mountain is roughly equivalent to moving 80 kilometres (50 miles or 0.75° of latitude) towards the pole. This relationship is only...
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Snow (redirect from Snow-water equivalent)
sea-effect) storms and elevation effects, especially in mountains. Mid-latitude cyclones are low-pressure areas which are capable of producing anything...
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on the sphere are called parallels of latitude analogous to the latitude lines on a globe. Parallels of latitude can be generated by the intersection of...
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entire integer PGmc *wīdas PGmc *braiþiþō PGmc *spannō width breadth span latitude latitūdō (< latus) PGmc *wilþjiaz PGmc *faliz PGmc *grimmaz wild fell grim...
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in the code. Finally, the latitude value is the center of the resulting interval. Longitudes are processed in an equivalent way, keeping in mind that...
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symmetrical, clear eye. Traversing northward toward land while gaining latitude, ocean heat content became unfavorable for supporting such a strong system...
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miles because the nautical mile was intended to express one minute of latitude (see meridian arc), which is 21,600 partitions of the polar circumference...
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