Boreal
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Boreal may refer to
- Boreal ecosystemBoreal ecosystemThe term boreal is usually applied to ecosystems localized in subarctic and subantarctic zones, although Austral is also used for the latter....
- Boreal climate, the climateClimateClimate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods...
found in a region of boreal forests, and designated Dfc, Dwc or Dsc in the Köppen climate classificationKöppen climate classificationThe Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
scheme.
- Boreal climate, the climate
- boreal forest
- Boreal forest of CanadaBoreal forest of CanadaCanada's boreal forest comprises about one third of the circumpolar boreal forest that rings the northern hemisphere, mostly north of the 50th parallel. Other countries with boreal forest include Russia, which contains the majority, and the Scandinavian and Nordic countries . The boreal region in...
- Boreal BluetBoreal BluetThe Boreal Bluet is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.- Adult :The Boreal Bluet is a small damselfly with a length of 1 to 1.6 inches long. The male is predominately blue on the sides of its thorax, and the upper side of its abdomen. Its lower abdominal appendages are...
- Boreal owl
- Boreal (period)Boreal (period)In paleoclimatology of the Holocene, the Boreal was the first of the Blytt-Sernander sequence of north European climatic phases that were originally based on the study of Danish peat bogs, named for Axel Blytt and Rutger Sernander, who first established the sequence. In peat bog sediments, the...
, the first climatic phase of the Blytt-Sernander sequence of northern Europe, during the Holocene epoch - Boreal SeaBoreal SeaThe Boreal Sea was a Mesozoic-era seaway that lay along the northern border of Laurasia....
, historical sea - Boreal Shield Ecozone (CEC), region of ancient rock in Canada
- Boreal Forest Conservation FrameworkBoreal Forest Conservation FrameworkThe Boreal Forest Conservation Framework, was adopted December 1, 2003 to protect the Canadian boreal forest. The vision set out in the Framework is "to sustain the ecological and cultural integrity of the Canadian boreal region, in perpetuity." Its goal is to conserve the boreal region by:...
- BOREALBorealBoreal may refer to*Boreal ecosystem**Boreal climate, the climate found in a region of boreal forests, and designated Dfc, Dwc or Dsc in the Köppen climate classification scheme.*boreal forest*Boreal forest of Canada*Boreal Bluet...
, a manufacturer of climbing shoes - BOREALBorealBoreal may refer to*Boreal ecosystem**Boreal climate, the climate found in a region of boreal forests, and designated Dfc, Dwc or Dsc in the Köppen climate classification scheme.*boreal forest*Boreal forest of Canada*Boreal Bluet...
, a manufacturer of bespoke artist wallets - Boreal Mountain ResortBoreal Mountain ResortBoreal Mountain Resort is a ski area in Soda Springs, near the Lake Tahoe area of California. It has nine chair lifts and offers night skiing until 9 pm. It is owned by Powdr Corporation...
, a ski resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California - Lord Carlo Boreal, a fictional character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
- Northern, from Boreas, god of the North Wind in Greek mythology
See also
- Boreale brewery
- Borean languagesBorean languagesBorean is a hypothetical linguistic macrofamily that traces the possible genetic relationships of the various languages of Eurasia and adjacent regions with languages spoken in the Upper Paleolithic in the millennia following the Last Glacial Maximum. The name "Borean", based on Greek βορέας,...
, a hypothetical language family comprising languages of the northern hemisphere