The jetliner would have had to pass through a notorious storm patch shifting around the equator known as the IntertropicalConvergenceZone.
该喷气式客机可能在飞过热带辐合带上空时遭遇雷雨天气。
2
Barry Gromett, a meteorologist at the London Weather Centre, said that the aircraft was passing through an area known as the IntertropicalConvergenceZone.
伦敦气象中心的Barry Gromett说,这架飞机经过的区域被称作热带辐合带。
3
Northeastern Brazil's climate is largely driven by the IntertropicalConvergencezone-an equatorial region where northern and southern hemisphere easterly trade winds converge.