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intertropical convergence zone
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intertropical convergence zone [¦in·tər′träp·ə·kəl kən′vər·jəns ‚zōn]
(meteorology)
The axis, or a portion thereof, of the broad trade-wind current of the tropics; this axis is the dividing line between the southeast trades and the northeast trades (of the Southern and Northern hemispheres, respectively). Also known as equatorial convergence zone; meteorological equator.


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