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What are the doldrums?

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The Doldrums (often capitalized when referring to the geographic region) is an area of the http://www.answers.com/topic/atlantic-ocean, the http://www.answers.com/topic/pacific-ocean and the http://www.answers.com/topic/indian-ocean affected by the convergence-zone, a low-pressure area around the http://www.answers.com/topic/equator where the http://www.answers.com/topic/prevailing-winds are calm. The low pressure is caused by the heat at the equator, which makes the air rise and travel north and south high in the atmosphere, until it subsides again in the http://www.answers.com/topic/horse-latitude. Some of that air returns to the Doldrums through the http://www.answers.com/topic/trade-wind. This process can lead to light or variable winds and more severe weather, in the form of heavy squalls, thunderstorms and hurricanes

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What is a doldrum?
An area near the equator where the trade winds meet and neutralize each other creating a zone with little or no wind. See the links below for more information.
What are the 'Doldrums'?
an area of low pressure
Where is the Doldrums on a map?
The location of the intertropical convergence zone varies over time. Over land, it moves back and forth across the equator following the sun's zenith point. Over the oceans, where the convergence...
Why is there no wind in the doldrums?
It is on the equator and heating causes air to expand, creating a zone of low air pressure.
Can you change a doldrum?
no it cant be chaNGED