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- doldrums, equatorial regions of light ocean currents and winds within the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), a belt of converging winds and rising air encircling Earth near the Equator.
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Doldrums, equatorial regions of light ocean currents and winds within the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), a belt of converging winds and rising air encircling Earth near the Equator. The northeast and southeast trade winds meet there; this meeting causes air uplift and often produces.
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1. : a spell of listlessness or despondency. fighting off the winter doldrums. 2. often capitalized oceanography : a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms (see calm entry 1 sense 1b), squalls, and light shifting winds. 3. : a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump. out of the economic doldrums. Did you know?
Known to sailors around the world as the doldrums, the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, (ITCZ, pronounced and sometimes referred to as the “itch”), is a belt around the Earth extending approximately five degrees north and south of the equator.
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ / ɪ tʃ / ITCH, or ICZ), known by sailors as the doldrums or the calms because of its monotonous windless weather, is the area where the northeast and the southeast trade winds converge. It encircles Earth near the thermal equator though its specific position varies seasonally.
Doldrums is a natural phenomenon that happens near the equator. In addition, it is an oceanic belt that circles around the globe. The region has low atmospheric pressure and lack of a significant amount of wind.
The doldrums, also known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), is a belt around the Earth that extends approximately 5 degrees north and south of the equator. It is characterized by calm or light variable winds and thunderstorms.
noun. A region of the globe found over the oceans near the equator in the intertropical convergence zone and having weather characterized variously by calm air, light winds, or squalls and thunderstorms. Hurricanes originate in this region.
