Tropical Climates
Tropical
Rain Forest:
Most near Equator, constantly wet and warm, dominated by ITCZ precip. For east side of continents, trade winds
also bring moisture.
Tropical
Monsoon: Gen.
located on or near coasts, on or near large continents. Are wet but with a dry season on 1-4 months. ITCZ and
onshore flow bring moisture
in high sun season, low sun season drier.
Dry
season ends w/ peak temps.
Tropical
Savanna: Located poleward of Rainforest climate zones. ITCZ brings rain
for 6 months or less per
year, high pressure dominates in dry season.