intertropical

American  

[in-ter-trop-i-kuhl] / ˌɪn tərˈtrɒp ɪ kəl /

adjective

1. situated or occurring between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn; tropical.

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Etymology

Origin of intertropical

First recorded in 1785–95; inter- + tropical

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intertropical

The researchers also found that an atmospheric band near the equator called the "intertropical convergence zone," which produces 30 percent of global precipitation, causes an intense amount of energy transfer, and produces ocean turbulence.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

Of these, about 150 belong to the New World, mostly to the intertropical portion, though Parrots are found as far north as the U.S., and as far south as Chili and Patagonia.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

I can only compare these great aquatic forests of the southern hemisphere, with the terrestrial ones in the intertropical regions.

From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Gosse, Philip Henry

This tree is the Cocos fusiformis, of Jacquin, and other intertropical botanists.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

Geographically the Republic of Guatemala is the heart of intertropical America.

From Guatemala, the country of the future by Pepper, Charles M.