intertropical convergence zone
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intertropical convergence zone
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The zone near the equator where mixing occurs between the two tropical zones of the atmosphere.
During the high-sun season the intertropical convergence zone with its thundershowery precipitation affects the areas much as it does in the Ar areas year-round; during the low-sun season the subtropical high pressure cells shift equatorward over the areas much as they occupy the subtropical desert
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title = {intertropical convergence zone},
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