Question

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The name of the area near the equator where the winds die out.

Answer 1

Hint: The Earth is divided by the Equator into two zones. As the sun rays directly fall on the equator it has a high temperature. The equator also divides the earth into two hemispheres: the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.

Complete answer: The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) has windless weather. It is also known as the doldrums by the soldiers or as calms because of its monotonous. Though its specific position varies seasonally, it lies near the thermal equator. This is the region where the northeast and southeast trade winds converge. The north-south migration of the ITCZ is traditionally attributed to rainfall seasonality. The ITCZ and the region of maximum rainfall can be decoupled over the continents although this is largely valid over the equatorial oceans. The equatorial precipitation over land is not only a simple response to just the surface convergence but also it is modulated by a number of regional features such as proximity to the oceans, local atmospheric jets, and waves, moisture recycling, terrain – included convective systems and spatiotemporal variability of land cover and albedo. A loss of Air France Flight 447 occurred due to the thunderstorms and ice forming rapidly on airspeed sensors. Then, the cascade of human errors occurred which ultimately doomed the flight.

Note: When this place lies near the geographic equator, it is known as the near-equatorial trough. It is also sometimes referred to as a Monsoon trough where the ITCZ is drawn into and merges with a monsoonal circulation; it is a usage more common in Australia and parts of Asia.