intertropical
Near the equator
Intertropical describes the zone between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn—the belt around Earth's equator where the sun can appear directly overhead.
The term appears mainly in technical contexts: the intertropical convergence zone is where trade winds meet, producing the heavy rainfall that sustains rainforests.
Equatorial convergence zone
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- beltStrap securing trousers
Cancer · Capricorn · doldrums · trade winds · meridian · circumnavigate · hemisphere · parallels
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
convection · rainfall · wet season · dry season · anticyclone · pressure · doldrums · trade winds
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
ecosystem · jungle · canopy · mangrove · coral reef · endemic species · mahogany · palm
ITCZ
Equatorial convergence zone
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
belt · Cancer · Capricorn · doldrums · trade winds · meridian · circumnavigate · hemisphere · parallels · zone
monsoon
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
precipitation · convection · rainfall · wet season · dry season · anticyclone · pressure · doldrums · trade winds · weather patterns
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- floraPlants of a region
fauna · ecosystem · jungle · canopy · mangrove · coral reef · endemic species · mahogany · palm · coconut
intertropicalpolar
Of extreme latitudes
arctic · circumpolar · extratropical · temperate · subarctic
tropical, tropics, tropic, subtropical, tropism, subtropics, troposphere, tropicbird, tropospheric