Question

What are doldrums? ​

Answer 1

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏʟᴅʀᴜᴍs ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇϙᴜᴀᴛᴏʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ 5 ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇs ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇϙᴜᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴛᴏ 5 ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇs sᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴏғ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅs ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏʟᴅʀᴜᴍs ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴜᴛʜ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴀɪʟɪɴɢ ᴡᴇsᴛᴇʀʟɪᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ʟᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟᴀʀ ᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀʟɪᴇs ɴᴇᴀʀ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴘᴏʟᴇs.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Intertropical Convergence Zone, known by sailors as the doldrums or the calms because of its monotonous, windless weather, is the area where the northeast and southeast trade winds converge. It encircles Earth near the thermal equator, though its specific position varies seasonally.