Pacific high

Pacific high

[pə′sif·ik ′hī]
(meteorology)
The nearly permanent subtropical high of the North Pacific Ocean, centered, in the mean, at 30-40°N and 140-150°W. Also known as Pacific anticyclone.
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During the boreal warm season, the combination of the Pacific high and thermal low in the desert southwest of the United States leads to an MBL that slopes downward toward the east and supports northerly flow (e.g., Beardsley et al.
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The asset management business of Voya Financial Inc (NYSE:VOYA), Voya Investment Management on Tuesday declared common share distributions on six of its closed-end funds, Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE:IGD); Voya International High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IID); Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE); Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (NYSE:IHD); Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE:IGA); and Voya Natural Resources Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IRR) (each a fund and collectively, the funds).
Voya Equity closed end funds announce monthly and quarterly distributions
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The weather systems include the semi-permanent Siberian high-pressure area, low pressure area near Japan and the semi-permanent North Pacific high pressure.
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However, breaks in the rain events may also occur, for several days to weeks, due to the persistence of the ridge of the North Pacific high pressure area, Pagasa said.
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During 9-14 January (Figures 3(a) and 3(b)), the polar vortex splitting is responsible for the PW 2 pattern, and the Atlantic high is stronger than the Pacific high at 10hPa.
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Voya's closed-end funds that are included in the share repurchase program are: Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund, Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund, Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund, Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund, Voya International High Dividend Equity Income Fund and Voya Natural Resources Equity Income Fund.
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"In general, most of our recipes have not needed adaptation to be healthier; we selected them to be healthy to begin with," says Sarah Ferrency, co-principal of Sitka's Pacific High School.
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He played sports at Pacific High and admits the change was drastic, but he loved it.
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PAGASA acting administrator Vicente Malano said that northward migration of the Siberian High Pressure Area and the establishment of the Ridge of North Pacific High Pressure Area that extended to the north of the country have shifted the wind direction from northeasterly to easterly.
PAGASA declares onset of dry/ summer season

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