What does ITCZ stand for?

Intertropical Convergence Zone

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All of the incidents took place in the Intertropical Convergence Zone, which extends from 5 degrees north of the equator to 5 degrees south, and is known for its frequent, intense thunderstorms.

FAA orders replacement of Airbus airspeed sensors

All of the incidents took place in the Intertropical Convergence Zone, which extends from 5 degrees north of the equator to 5 degrees south, and all the planes involved landed safely, they said.

United States : Airspeed systems failed on US jets

They also cleverly take advantage of the prevailing winds of the so-called Intertropical Convergence Zone.

THE 12,000-MILE COMMUTER

Normally, north-blowing winds and south-blowing winds meet in an area called the intertropical convergence zone, or ITCZ.

Fish fry

The Tropical storms originate at a band known as the intertropical convergence zone over warm waters that characterize this zone.

Now You Know Why That Hurricane Occurs

Close to the tropics, warm, moist air forms a zone of heavy tropical rainfall called the Intertropical Convergence Zone, which dilutes the salty ocean with fresh water.

North Atlantic salinity linked to tropics

Sulfates from industrial Europe and North America are now blamed for having weakened atmospheric circulation in the intertropical convergence zone, causing the Sahel region south of the Sahara desert to become drier [3].

Fiddling with the dimmer switch

In the summer, monsoon winds already emptied of their moisture flow along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) before they swerve north over the Wahiba Sands.

Shifting sands: dunes hold heaps of material--and climate clues, too