Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The half of the earth north of the equator.
- noun Astronomy The half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator.
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- noun The hemisphere of the
Earth (or anycelestial body) to the north of itsequator .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator
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This time-dependent correlation approach generalizes on previous studies of fixed correlations between long-term Northern Hemisphere temperature records and possible forcing agents.
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This time-dependent correlation approach generalizes on previous studies of fixed correlations between long-term Northern Hemisphere temperature records and possible forcing agents.
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This time-dependent correlation approach generalizes on previous studies of fixed correlations between long-term Northern Hemisphere temperature records and possible forcing agents lLean et al 1995; Crowley and Kim, 1996.
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The agribusiness markets will be characterized by the Northern Hemisphere harvests and continued strong global trade in response to the relatively tight supply situation.
unknown title 2011
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One major phenomenon contributing to the natural variability of the climate of the Northern Hemisphere is the NAO, which is also associated with the AO, and is described in more detail in section 2.2.2.
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This week for the Northern Hemisphere is the week where the meteor shower is best only the moon is shedding light on the stars.
Meteor Showers, the crushed foot and door & a skull bowl Elizabeth McClung 2009
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This week for the Northern Hemisphere is the week where the meteor shower is best only the moon is shedding light on the stars.
Archive 2009-08-01 Elizabeth McClung 2009
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It is a pretty good bet, barring a hemisphere-wide rash of tropical cyclogenesis, that the period from June 1 – November 30, 2007 in the Northern Hemisphere will be the quietest TC season (in terms of ACE) since 1977 (also June-Nov).
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Our summer in the Northern Hemisphere occurs when the earth is at point A.
The Source John Clayton Nils Jansma 2001
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Our summer in the Northern Hemisphere occurs when the earth is at point A.
The Source John Clayton Nils Jansma 2001
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