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Término preferido

intertropical convergence zone  

Definición

  • The belt of low pressure found near the Equator and formerly known as the intertropical front (see front) or equatorial low and, by mariners, as the doldrums. The ITCZ is a region of ascending air, visible on cloud images as a band of discontinuous convective cloud between the convergent trade wind systems. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; intertropical convergence zone]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CRZSL3ZZ-3

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