Question

write the importance of inter tropical convergence zone.. 3 points

Answer 1

inter convergence zone is 5N and 5S

Answer 2

1.The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), known by sailors as the doldrums, is the area encircling Earth near the Equator, where the northeast and southeast trade windsconverge.

2.The ITCZ was originally identified from the 1920s to the 1940s as the "Intertropical Front" ("ITF"), 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 thenear-equatorial trough. Where the ITCZ is drawn into and merges with a monsoonalcirculation, it is sometimes referred to as amonsoon 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.

3.The ITCZ appears as a band of clouds, usually thunderstorms, that encircle the globe near the Equator. In the Northern Hemisphere, thetrade winds move in a southwestward direction from the northeast, while in theSouthern Hemisphere, they move northwestward from the southeast. When the ITCZ is positioned north or south of the Equator, these directions change according to the Coriolis effect imparted by Earth's rotation. For instance, when the ITCZ is situated north of the Equator, the southeast trade wind changes to a southwest wind as it crosses the Equator. The ITCZ is formed by vertical motion largely appearing asconvective activity of thunderstorms driven by solar heating, which effectively draw air in; these are the trade winds. The ITCZ is effectively a tracer of the ascending branch of the Hadley cell and is wet. The dry descending branch is the horse latitudes.