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harina [27]
3 years ago
6

Why do doldrums at the equator have calm winds?

Biology
2 answers:
Hatshy [7]3 years ago
6 0

The Doldrums are caused by solar radiation from the sun, as sunlight beams down directly on area around the equator. This heating causes the air to warm and rise straight up rather than blow horizontally.

Alenkinab [10]3 years ago
5 0

The Doldrums are caused by solar radiation from the sun, as sunlight beams down directly on area around the equator. This heating causes the air to warm and rise straight up rather than blow horizontally.

hope this helps :)

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