Sonar is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigation, communicate with or detect other vessels. There are two kinds of sonar: active and passive.... .
Convergence zone usually refers to a region in the atmosphere where two prevailing flows meet and interact, usually resulting in distinctive weather conditions.
The 'Intertropical Convergence Zone' , also known as the 'Intertropical Front', 'Monsoon trough', or the 'Equatorial Convergence Zone', is a belt of low pressure area girdling Earth at the equator.... (ITCZ), a low pressure area
Low pressure area
A low pressure area, or "low", is a region where the atmospheric pressure is lower in relation to the surrounding area. Low pressure systems form under areas of upper level divergence on the east side of upper troughs, or due to localized heating caused by greater insolation or active thunderstorm activity.... which girdles the Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Wiktionary:Terra.Note that by International Astronomical Union convention, the term "Terra" is used for naming extensive land masses, rather... at the Equator
Equator
The equator is the intersection of the Earth's surface with the Plane perpendicular to the Earth's rotation and containing the Earth's center of mass.... . Another example is the South Pacific convergence zone
South Pacific convergence zone
The South Pacific Convergence Zone , a reverse-oriented monsoon trough, is a band of low-level convergence, cloudiness and precipitation extending from the west Pacific warm pool south-eastwards towards French Polynesia.... that extends from the western Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan.... toward French Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is a France overseas collectivity in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory .... .
A smaller example of a convergence zone occurs in the Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is an inland marine complex of waterways from the Pacific Ocean, connected to the rest of the Pacific by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.... region, known as the Puget Sound Convergence Zone
Puget Sound Convergence Zone
The Puget Sound Convergence Zone is a meteorological phenomenon that occurs over Puget Sound in Washington. It is formed when the large-scale air flow splits around the Olympic Mountains and then converges over Puget Sound.... .
Sonar is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigation, communicate with or detect other vessels. There are two kinds of sonar: active and passive.... .
Convergence zone usually refers to a region in the atmosphere where two prevailing flows meet and interact, usually resulting in distinctive weather conditions.
The 'Intertropical Convergence Zone' , also known as the 'Intertropical Front', 'Monsoon trough', or the 'Equatorial Convergence Zone', is a belt of low pressure area girdling Earth at the equator.... (ITCZ), a low pressure area
Low pressure area
A low pressure area, or "low", is a region where the atmospheric pressure is lower in relation to the surrounding area. Low pressure systems form under areas of upper level divergence on the east side of upper troughs, or due to localized heating caused by greater insolation or active thunderstorm activity.... which girdles the Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Wiktionary:Terra.Note that by International Astronomical Union convention, the term "Terra" is used for naming extensive land masses, rather... at the Equator
Equator
The equator is the intersection of the Earth's surface with the Plane perpendicular to the Earth's rotation and containing the Earth's center of mass.... . Another example is the South Pacific convergence zone
South Pacific convergence zone
The South Pacific Convergence Zone , a reverse-oriented monsoon trough, is a band of low-level convergence, cloudiness and precipitation extending from the west Pacific warm pool south-eastwards towards French Polynesia.... that extends from the western Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan.... toward French Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is a France overseas collectivity in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory .... .
A smaller example of a convergence zone occurs in the Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is an inland marine complex of waterways from the Pacific Ocean, connected to the rest of the Pacific by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.... region, known as the Puget Sound Convergence Zone
Puget Sound Convergence Zone
The Puget Sound Convergence Zone is a meteorological phenomenon that occurs over Puget Sound in Washington. It is formed when the large-scale air flow splits around the Olympic Mountains and then converges over Puget Sound.... . This happens when winds in the upper atmosphere are split by the Olympic Mountains
Olympic Mountains
The Olympic Mountains are a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of western Washington in the United States. The mountains are not especially high - Mount Olympus is the highest at - but the western slopes of the Olympics face the Pacific Ocean and are thus the wettest place in the 48 contiguous states; the Hoh Ranger Station in the Ho... . The winds then converge beyond the mountains, producing convection uplift that results in the development of clouds and even stormy weather.
Convergence zones can also be associated with sea breeze
Sea breeze
A sea-breeze is a wind from the sea that develops over land near coasts. It is formed by increasing temperature differences between the land and water which create a pressure minimum over the land due to its relative warmth and forces higher pressure, cooler air from the sea to move inland.... fronts.
