latitudinal
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Of or pertaining to latitude; in the direction of latitude.
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Because of the large latitudinal range of the country and the varied topography and climate, Norway has a larger number of different habitats than almost any other European country.
Based on average latitudinal gradients of air temperature, an average northward displacement of the southern permafrost boundary by 50-to-150 km could be expected, under equilibrium conditions, for a 1 °C warming.
But the seasonal and latitudinal distribution and intensity of solar radiation received at Earth's surface does vary.
Earth's surface can be subdivided into specific latitudinal belts of approximately homogeneous climate.
In his calculation Arrhenius included the feedback from changes in water vapor as well as latitudinal effects, but he omitted clouds, convection of heat upward in the atmosphere, and other essential factors.
In the latitudinal direction the taiga is divided into three subzones - northern, middle and southern taiga.