Sentences with phrase «near equatorial regions»
near the equatorial regions, as the jet stream model predicts.
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The warmth was due to the near - record strong El Niño that developed during the Northern Hemisphere spring in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific Ocean and to large regions of record warm and much warmer - than - average sea surface temperatures in parts of every major ocean basin.
The equatorial region (30 degrees south to 30 degrees north latitude) is crossed by dark markings, although they are less prominent over the bright region named «Xanadu,» located near longitude 90 degrees.
By modeling the Congo, the study sheds light on the behavior of river plumes in near - equatorial regions.
As the diverted air in the troposphere moves toward the poles, it tends to retain the angular momentum of the near - equatorial region, which is large as a result of Earth's rotation.
Because the movement of the ITCZ follows the position of maximum surface heating associated with meridional displacement of the overhead position of the sun, near - equatorial regions experience two rain seasons, whereas regions further poleward experience one distinct rainfall season.