Practice question

In West African meteorology, what is the Inter-Tropical Discontinuity (ITD)?

  1. The surface boundary between the dry northeasterly Harmattan air and the moist southwesterly monsoon air
  2. A zone of high-pressure sinking air that stays stationary over the Sahara Desert
  3. A localized microburst that occurs over coastal lagoons near Accra
  4. The boundary where the jet stream meets the equatorial troposphere

Answer: A — The surface boundary between the dry northeasterly Harmattan air and the moist southwesterly monsoon air

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