Thursday, 10 May 2012

Days 195-197



 Well we are back in the northern hemisphere. Unfortunately we will be in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ or doldrums) for a few days.
The ITCZ is the area on the globe where the winds from the two hemispheres converge, lots of cloud, torrential rain, thunderstorms and clouds.

The top pic is a screen shot from the x-band radar just as we crossed the line, the yellow clutter on the screen is rain passing through. The blue is a trails feature, showing where the rain was.

The second pic is the current view from my porthole, a wee bit different from a few days ago!

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