This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Precipitation often happens along organized filaments or bands of moisture such as convergence zones. Recent regional studies have shown that ...

Synoptic scale: Of or relating to atmospheric phenomena ranging in size from a few hundred miles to about two thousand miles. An example of a synoptic scale event: a low pressure system. Click to ...

ABSTRACT Five independent multicentury reconstructions of the July Canadian Drought Code and one reconstruction of the mean July–August temperature were developed using a network of 120 ...

Near the equator, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is a boundary where the northern and southern trade winds converge. On a synoptic scale, the ITCZ tends to shift north during autumn in La ...