The South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ), a reverse-oriented monsoon trough, is a band of low-level convergence, cloudiness and precipitation extending from the Western Pacific Warm …

The SPCZ is the Southern Hemisphere’s most expansive and persistent rain band, and is the largest and most persistent spur of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). It is also the …

Sep 1, 1994 · The paper focuses on the following topics: location, structure, and characteristics of the SPCZ; theories and observations concerning its existence; the significance and scope of …

Jul 11, 2002 · It shares some characteristics with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) which lies just north of the Equator, but is more extratropical in nature, especially east of the …

Aug 18, 2020 · In this Review, we synthesize recent advances in understanding the physical mechanisms responsible for the SPCZ location and orientation, its interactions with the …

Nov 1, 2017 · Over the Pacific Ocean, the ITCZ is known as the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) to differentiate it from where it forms over the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The South …

Oct 28, 2012 · The overly zonal SPCZ bias, referred to as a double Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), in CMIP3 present-day model simulations 27,28,29 remains a common feature in …

There in observations, the ITCZ north of the Equator and the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) form an asymmet-ric precipitation pattern [Waliser, 2003]. In models, however, the …

Sep 19, 2013 · The tilt in latitude makes the SPCZ different from other elongated tropical convergence zones such as the east Pacific Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which is …

Dec 15, 2009 · The interannual variability of the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) and its influence on tropical cyclone (TC) genesis in the South Pacific are investigated using …