tropical — tropical, ale, aux [ trɔpikal, o ] adj. • 1824; de tropique 1 ♦ Qui concerne les tropiques, la zone intertropicale, les régions situées autour de chaque tropique, de part et d autre de la zone équatoriale proprement dite. ⇒ équatorial. Région,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tropical Africa — is a diverse region of the African continent that falls between the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere, at approximately 23°26 (23.4°) N latitude, and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23°26 (23.4°) S latitude. This… … Wikipedia
TROPICAL (DOMAINE) — Le domaine tropical se caractérise à la fois par une chaleur constante et une forte humidité. Les pluies y sont abondantes et leur rythme, quotidien ou saisonnier, d’une grande régularité. Les températures moyennes mensuelles les plus basses n’y… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tropical cyclogenesis — is the technical term describing the development and strengthening of a tropical cyclone in the atmosphere.cite web | author = Arctic Climatology and Meteorology | url = http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/glossary/cyclogenesis.html | title = Definition… … Wikipedia
Tropical cyclone rainfall forecasting — involves using scientific models and other tools to predict the precipitation expected in tropical cyclones such as hurricanes and typhoons. Knowledge of tropical cyclone rainfall climatology is helpful in the determination of a tropical cyclone… … Wikipedia
Tropical rainforest — Tropical rainforests are generally found near the equator. They are common in Asia,Australia, Africa, South America, Central America, and on many of the Pacific Islands. Within the World Wildlife Fund s biome classification, tropical rainforests… … Wikipedia
Tropical wave — Tropical waves, or easterly waves, also known as African easterly waves in the Atlantic region, are a type of atmospheric trough, an elongated area of relatively low air pressure, oriented north to south, which move from east to west across the… … Wikipedia
Tropical cyclone observation — has been carried out over the past couple of centuries in various ways. The passage of typhoons, hurricanes, as well as other tropical cyclones have been detected by word of mouth from sailors recently coming to port or by radio transmissions… … Wikipedia
Tropical Storm Dora (2005) — Tropical Storm Dora was the forth tropical storm of 2005 season. It was one of the two tropical cyclones to make landfall the other being Hurricane Adrian which made landfall in El Salvador in May. Tropical Depression Four E formed on July 3 from … Wikipedia
Tropical Clubhook Squid — Holotype of Onykia carriboea (25 mm ML) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animal … Wikipedia
Tropical astrology — is a type of astrology based on a zodiac whose points of reference are the tropics. The word tropic comes from the Greek for turning point, and originally meant the point at which the sun at sunrise and sunset appears to turn, and to move north… … Wikipedia
