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Polewards

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Pole´wards
adv.1.Toward a pole of the earth.
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Under it, air is moved upwards from the tropics -- where most ozone is produced -- and then shifts polewards before descending to the lower part of the stratosphere.
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In fall and winter, the direction of this surface flow is often polewards, called the inshore countercurrent, which is best organized during January and confined primarily to the continental shelf and slope.
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Those suited to cooler climates must move polewards or uphill when the climate becomes just that little bit warmer.
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