convergence zone


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convergence zone

n
(Geological Science) geology a zone where tectonic plates collide, typified by earthquakes, mountain formation, and volcanic activity
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convergence zone

That region in the deep ocean where sound rays, refractured from the depths, return to the surface.
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"Sensitivity of Intertropical Convergence Zone Movement to the Latitudinal Position of Thermal Forcing," in the April Journal of Climate.
ITCZ most sensitive to out-of-tropics thermal forcing
The controlling wind flow in both hemispheres is that of the Trade Winds which feed the Torrid Zone and its core rainfall belt (the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone: ITCZ) with a regular, reliable moist air inflow.
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