Doldrums

  1. The doldrums is the low-pressure area around the equator where the 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 horse latitudes. Some of that air returns to the doldrums through the trade winds.
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See also: Doldrums, Climatology, Equator, Geography, Horse latitudes, Meteorology, Prevailing winds, Trade winds