Weather
The equator generates a lot of rising water vapor, the driver for global weather. It is not cloudless or wind free, but better than most places.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMWF_re-analysis
Weather Acronyms and Definitions
A bare beginning, more later
ECMWF |
European Center for Medium range Weather Forecasting |
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ERA-40 |
ECMWF data re-analysis between 1957 and 2002 |
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QBO |
Quasi Biennial Oscillation |
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SAO |
Semi-Annual Oscillation |