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EQUATORIAL CLIMATE [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
CONT

Maize post-harvest situation in Cameroon. ... These emerging maize producing areas are in the southern part of the country, characterised by its equatorial climate - long rainy season, high relative humidities and temperatures much higher than in the Highlands region.

CONT

The expressions polar, temperate, subtropical, tropical and equatorial climate are used to indicate the climatic zones which succeed each other from the pole to the equator.

OBS

climatic zone: Zone defined by the latitudinal distribution of the climatic elements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
CONT

Le climat équatorial se rencontre de part et d'autre de l'équateur entre les latitudes 10° nord et sud. Il est essentiellement caractérisé par des températures élevées en toutes saisons et dont l'amplitude annuelle est faible. Les pluies très abondantes présentent deux maximums annuels liés au passage de la zone de convergence intertropicale. C'est le domaine de la végétation luxuriante, type forêt vierge.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
CONT

Se utilizan los términos clima polar, templado, subtropical, tropical y ecuatorial para designar las zonas climáticas que se suceden del polo al ecuador.

OBS

zona climática: Zona caracterizada por la distribución de los elementos climáticos conforme a la latitud.

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