meridional

meridional Definition

me·ridio·nal (mə rid′ē ə nəl)

adjective

southern; southerly
of or characteristic of a southern region or people living in the south, esp. in the south of France
of or like a meridian

Etymology: OFr < LL meridionalis < L meridianus: see meridian

noun

a person who lives in a southern region, esp. the south of France

meridional Synonyms

modif.

meridional Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

deep: The circulation consisted of a deep meridional overturning cell and two shallow subtropical cells.

Modifies a noun

velocity: It is necessary to know the field number of the field of interest, in this case 40 for the total meridional velocity.
gradient: The dominant process is baroclinic instability which owes its existence to strong meridional temperature gradients.
circulation: Norton et al discussed several aspects of the mean meridional circulation in the tropics.
flow: We examine the present state of the technique with regard to meridional flows.
wind: The meridional winds act as the driver of the low latitude storm response by changing the dynamo action of the winds.
section: Because of the particular symmetry of the bell one can best split these measurements into circular and meridional sections.

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