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Inter-Tropical Front (ITF) Position

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Inter-Tropical Front (ITF) Position

This graphic shows the 10-day average latitudinal position of the Africa Inter-Tropical Front (ITF) (formerly called the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)). The ITF data, and the following information, are provided by NOAA-CPC (Climate Prediction Center). The ten-day mean position of the Africa ITF has been monitored since 1988 for the region from longitude 15°W to 35°E. Daily analyses of the ITF position are found by hand interpolation of the 15° Celsius surface dewpoint and GDAS modeled surface wind streamlines. Dekadal values are simple averages of the daily positions. Climatological means are computed using the previous years' analyses. Monitoring is done from April through October. This product is available at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center website below:

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/international/itf/itcz.shtml

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