| Term: | Polar easterlies |
| Definition: |
Diffuse belt of low-level easterly winds located on the poleward side of the subpolar low-pressure belt. WMOMeteoterm
The rather shallow, irregular, and diffuse easterly winds located poleward of the subpolar low pressure belt. In the mean in the Northern Hemisphere, these easterlies exist to an appreciable extent only north of the Aleutian low and the Icelandic low. AMSglossary Winds that originate at the polar highs and blow to the subpolar lows in a east to west direction. PhysicalGeography GCW |