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Jun 27, 2024 · The intertropical convergence zone is a belt of converging trade winds and rising air that encircles Earth’s lower atmosphere near the Equator. The rising air in this region produces high cloudiness, frequent thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall; the doldrums, oceanic regions of calm surface air, occur within the zone.
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Jun 29, 2024 · Weather, state of the atmosphere at a particular place during a short period of time. It involves such atmospheric phenomena as temperature, humidity, precipitation (type and amount), air pressure, wind, and cloud cover.
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4 days ago · Directly under the subtropical ridge are the doldrums, or horse latitudes, where winds are lighter. Many of the Earth's deserts lie near the average latitude of the subtropical ridge, where descent reduces the relative humidity of the air mass. The strongest winds are in the mid-latitudes where cold polar air meets warm air from the tropics.
Jun 24, 2024 · Equatorial Low Pressure Belt or ‘Doldrums’ This belt lies between 10°N and 10°S latitudes. The width of this pressure belt may vary between 5°N and 5°S and 20°N and 20°S. This belt is known as Doldrums because of the extremely calm air movements. There is variation in the position of this belt based on the movement of the Sun.
- As the subsiding air is warm and dry in nature and because of this most of the deserts are present along this belt, in both hemispheres.
- As expansion of air occurs when it is heated and compression occurs when it is cooled. Because of this there occurs variation in the atmospheric pr...
- As the system with low pressure is enclosed by one or more isobars with the lowest pressure in the centre. Whereas a system with high-pressure is a...
- Factors which control pressure system are listed below:Thermal Factors:During the heating process there occurs expansion of air which causes decrea...
- There is a direct relation between pressure gradient and wind speed. The more the difference in air pressure between the two points, the steeper th...
4 days ago · The easterly winds between the two subtropical zones form the intertropical airflow and tend to be strongest in the eastern Pacific. The equatorial region, where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern hemispheres converge, is an area of calms or light variable breezes and is known as the doldrums.
Jun 19, 2024 · In geographic terms, it is called ‘ Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone’. This region of low pressure is a total area of calm. No breeze flows in this belt. Hence, the term ‘doldrums’ is used to describe the equatorial pressure belts.
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