Migrations and dynamics of the intertropical convergence zone

Tapio Schneider (), Tobias Bischoff and Gerald H. Haug
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Tapio Schneider: California Institute of Technology
Tobias Bischoff: California Institute of Technology
Gerald H. Haug: ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland

Nature, 2014, vol. 513, issue 7516, 45-53

Abstract: The intertropical convergence zone, where global rainfall is greatest, is a narrow belt of clouds usually centred about six degrees north of the Equator; this Review links its migrations on various timescales to the atmospheric energy balance.

Date: 2014
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