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evelyn o bentley

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Discuss the formation of the ITCZ and the typical weather patterns found within it.
 
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The Maunder minimum during the Little Ice Age has been linked to
 
  A) volcanic activity and multiyear changes in global circulation.
  B) changes in Earth's axial tilt (obliquity).
  C) changes in Earth's orbital shape (eccentricity).
  D) a period of low sunspot activity from 1645 to 1715.
  E) a cooling of the Gulf Stream from rapid glacial melt in Greenland.



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Answer to Question 1

The ITCZ forms as a result of the equatorial low. Trade winds converge along the entire extend of at the equatorial low and ascend. This converging air is extremely moist and full of latent energy. As it rises, it condenses, bringing heavy rainfall. Vertical thunder clouds also form.

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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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