ITCZ

• tropical maratime -

  • origin - atlantic ocean in tropical latitudes
  • weather - warm/hot , high humidity
  • unstable air
• tropical continental-

  • origin - sahara desert in tropical latitudes
  • weather - very hot, dry, low humidity
  • stable air
• description -

  • north is dryer than south
  • dry seasons + wet seasons
  • twin peaks vrs single peak rainfall
  • compare stats
• explain-

  • ITCZ is an area of low pressure where trade winds meet, pushing maratime air up, cooling, condensing into clouds
• explain-

  • twin peaks because ITCZ moves northwards early in the year and south later in the year in line with the thermal equator
• explain-

  • the coast is influenced by wet mT air most of the year
  • inland influenced by dry cT air most of the year