rain belt
Wet climate band
A rain belt is a geographic zone that receives regular, heavy rainfall, typically running in a band across a region.
The term often refers to the Intertropical Convergence Zone near the equator, where trade winds meet and produce persistent precipitation.
Rain belts shift seasonally, bringing wet and dry periods to different latitudes: The rain belt moves northward during the summer monsoon.
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
downpour · ITCZ · wet season · precipitation · trade winds · jungle · lush · deluge · thunderstorm · saturated · cloudburst · verdant · steamy · rainfall · tropics · watershed · drenching · storm clouds
rain beltdesert
To leave behind completely
arid zone · drought zone · desert region · rain shadow · dust bowl
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