Science / Weather / Arctic Jet: The jet stream that is situated high in the stratosphere in and around the Arctic or Antarctic Circles. It marks the boundary of polar and arctic air masses. MORE
Science / Weather / Arctic Air Mass: An air mass that develops around the Arctic, it is characterized by being cold from surface to great heights. The boundary of this air mass is often defined by the Arctic front, a semi-permanent, semi MORE
Science / Tides and Currents / Antarctic Circumpolar Current: The largest permanent current in the world, setting eastward around the Antarctic Continent south of Cape Horn, Cape of Good Hope, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Through Drake Passage, it transports appro MORE
Science / Weather / Antarctic: Of or relating to the area around the geographic South Pole, from 90?° South to the Antarctic Circle at approximately 66 1/2?°South latitude, including the continent of Antarctica. Along the Antarct MORE
Science / Weather / Antarctic Ocean: Although not officially recognized as a separate ocean body, it is commonly applied to those portions of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans that reach the Antarctic continent on their southern e MORE
Science / Weather / Arctic Sea Smoke: A type of advection fog that forms primarily over water when cold air passes across warmer waters. MORE