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doldrums  

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  • DOLDRUMS ARE TECHNICALLY known as the inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the intertropical front, the monsoon trough, or the equatorial convergence zone, the doldrums are a belt of low pressure surrounding the earth at the equator. It is formed by the vertical ascent of warm, moist air from the latitudes above and below the equator. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Doldrums]

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