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PRONUNCIATION OF INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE

Intertropical Convergence Zone  [ˌɪntəˈtrɒpɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE

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Intertropical Convergence Zone is a noun.
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WHAT DOES INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Intertropical Convergence Zone

Intertropical Convergence Zone

The Intertropical Convergence Zone, known by sailors as the doldrums, is the area encircling the earth near the equator where the northeast and southeast trade winds come together. The ITCZ was originally identified from the 1920s to the 1940s as the "Intertropical Front", but after the recognition in the 1940s and 1950s of the significance of wind field convergence in tropical weather production, the term "ITCZ" was then applied. When it lies near the equator, it is called the near-equatorial trough. Where the ITCZ is drawn into and merges with a monsoonal circulation, it is sometimes referred to as a monsoon trough, a usage more common in Australia and parts of Asia. In the seamen's speech the zone is referred to as the doldrums because of its erratic weather patterns with stagnant calms and violent thunderstorms. The ITCZ appears as a band of clouds, usually thunderstorms, that circle the globe near the equator. In the Northern Hemisphere, the trade winds move in a southwestern direction from the northeast, while in the Southern Hemisphere, they move northwestward from the southeast.

Definition of Intertropical Convergence Zone in the English dictionary

The definition of Intertropical Convergence Zone in the dictionary is the zone of deep convection and heavy rainfall in the tropics, esp along or near the equator ITCZ.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE


anthropical
ænˈθrɒpɪkəl
heliotropical
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtrɒpɪkəl
hydroscopical
ˌhaɪdrəˈskɒpɪkəl
hygroscopical
ˌhaɪɡrəˈskɒpɪkəl
hypermetropical
ˌhaɪpəmɪˈtrɒpɪkəl
intertropical
ˌɪntəˈtrɒpɪkəl
microscopical
ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪkəl
misanthropical
ˌmɪzənˈθrɒpɪkəl
necroscopical
ˌnekrəˈskɒpɪkəl
Neotropical
ˌniːəʊˈtrɒpɪkəl
nontropical
ˌnɒnˈtrɒpɪkəl
pantropical
pænˈtrɒpɪkəl
philanthropical
ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪkəl
semitropical
ˌsɛmɪˈtrɒpɪkəl
spectroscopical
ˌspɛktrəˈskɒpɪkəl
stroboscopical
ˌstrəʊbəˈskɒpɪkəl
subtropical
sʌbˈtrɒpɪkəl
thaumatropical
ˌθɔːməˈtrɒpɪkəl
topical
ˈtɒpɪkəl
tropical
ˈtrɒpɪkəl

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE

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Russian Zone
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Temperate Zone
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Synonyms and antonyms of Intertropical Convergence Zone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Intertropical Convergence Zone» into 25 languages

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The translations of Intertropical Convergence Zone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Intertropical Convergence Zone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

热带辐合带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Zona de Convergencia Intertropical
570 millions of speakers

English

Intertropical Convergence Zone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Intertropical कन्वर्जेंस जोन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التقارب بين الأقاليم المدارية المنطقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Зоны конвергенции
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Zona de Convergência Intertropical
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইন্টারট্রোপিকাল কনভারজেন্স জোন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Zone de convergence intertropicale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zon Konvergensi Intertropikal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Innertropische Konvergenzzone
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熱帯収束帯
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Intertropical 수렴대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zona Konvergensi Intertropika
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Giữa hai chí tuyến hội tụ Khu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Intertropical Convergence Zone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंटरप्रोप्टीकल कन्व्हर्जन्स झोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Intertropikal Yakınsama Bölgesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Convergenza intertropicale Zone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Strefa konwergencji międzyzwrotnikowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Зони конвергенції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Intertropical Convergență Zone
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ενδοτροπικής Ζώνη Σύγκλισης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Intertropiese Konvergensiesone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Intertropical Konvergens Zone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Intertropiske konvergenssonen
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Intertropical Convergence Zone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE»

Discover the use of Intertropical Convergence Zone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Intertropical Convergence Zone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oscillations of the Intertropical Convergence Zone and the ...
OSCILLATIONS OF THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AND THE GENESIS OF EASTERLY WAVES A Thesis Presented to The Academic Faculty by Violeta E. Toma In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor ...
Violeta E. Toma, 2008
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New Scientist
Predicting drought: when the difference in the temperature of oceans north and south of the equator falls, the intertropical convergence zone does not reach far enough north to water the Sahel. Inset: how the zone moves in a "normal" year ...
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The Climate of the Earth
Since the African continent almost exactly straddles the equator, reaching from about 37°N latitude to 35°S latitude, its climate is dominated by the intertropical convergence zone and the subtropical high pres- sure cells on either side, with the ...
Paul E. Lydolph, 1985
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The West Indies: Patterns of Development, Culture and ...
The prevalence and strength of these winds are in turn determined by seasonal changes in the position of the intertropical convergence zone (often termed the ' doldrums'), towards which they move. The seasonal position of this zone ...
David Watts, 1990
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Life: The Science of Biology
The intertropical convergence zone shifts latitudinally with the seasons, following the shift in the zone of greatest solar energy input. This shift results in a characteristic latitudinal pattern of distribution of rainy and dry seasons in tropical and ...
William K. Purves, David Sadava, Gordon H. Orians, 2003
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Atmosphere, Weather and Climate
Recognition of the significance of wind field convergence in tropical weather production in the 1940–1950s led to the designation of the Trade Wind convergence as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). This feature is apparent on a ...
Roger G. Barry, Richard J Chorley, 2009
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Earth Surface Processes, Landforms and Sediment Deposits
The intertropical convergence zone (ITC) is located beneath the rising limb of the main Hadley cell (Figure 2.11) and can usually be easily picked out on satellite and Apollo photographs of the Earth as a dense band of clouds over the oceans  ...
John Bridge, Robert Demicco, 2008
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Isotopic and Elemental Tracers of Cenozoic Climate Change
Because the Intertropical Convergence Zone controls rainfall patterns in tropical regions, the inferred changes in water balance in the Bogota Basin should have resulted from shifts in the position or intensity of the Intertropical Convergence ...
Germán Mora, Donna M. Surge, 2005
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Extreme Waves
... occurs is known to meteorologists as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (but is known to sailors as the doldrums because of light and variable winds), and at 30 degrees it is called the northern subtropical divergence zone (known to sailors  ...
Craig B. Smith, 2006
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Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments
Monsoons and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) The seasonal thermal contrast between land and ocean mentioned above is generally considered to be responsible for the well-known monsoonal circulation systems driven by ...
Vivien Gornitz, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Intertropical Convergence Zone is used in the context of the following news items.
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CO2 Science
(2015) write that "although the double intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is an observed phenomenon in the tropical central-eastern Pacific ... «CO2 Science Magazine, Jul 15»
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NHC monitoring tropical wave with low chance of development …
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N47W TO 06N57W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS ... «WDSU New Orleans, Jul 15»
3
Thousands flee as flood ravages Mindanao
... weather disturbance called the intertropical convergence zone worsened by the entry into the country of tropical storm Linfa (local codename ... «Gulf Today, Jul 15»
4
Rains, floods kill 6
Forecasters from the state weather agency Pagasa earlier said the heavy rains may be partially due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
5
Boat sinks; 36 die
Pagasa earlier warned of big waves, moderate to heavy rains, and strong winds spawned by the Intertropical Convergence Zone across ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
6
Pagasa: 3 to 5 cyclones may enter Philippines this month
PAGASA said the low-pressure area and the intertropical convergence zone are expected to bring light to moderate rains and thunderstorms ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
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Understanding the Madden–Julian oscillation
The band of clouds that extends across the middle of this satellite image corresponds to part of the Intertropical Convergence Zone. CREDIT: ... «Physics Today, Jun 15»
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Heavy rains cause class suspensions in Zamboanga City
... public schools in Zamboanga City were suspended Monday due to the heavy rains brought by the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). «ABS CBN News, Jun 15»
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Why Our Tropics Are Quiet And Will Be For A While
There are some thunderstorms along the Intertropical Convergence Zone but nothing of any development concern. Now, for the Atlantic Basin:. «AccuWeather.com, Jun 15»
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PAGASA: Light to moderate rain over the Visayas, Mindanao
The Visayas and Mindanao will be cloudy with light to moderate rain and thunderstorms as the Intertropical Convergence Zone affects ... «GMA News, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Intertropical Convergence Zone [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/intertropical-convergence-zone>. Apr 2024 ».
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