Over the ocean the rain belt is often co-located with the ITCZ and precipitation is weaker, but over the continents the winds and boundaries are much weaker and nondescript and precipitation is heavier. Abbreviations are: Cb, cumulonimbus; Ci, cirrus; Ac, altocumulus; As, altostratus; Cu, cumulus; and Sc, stratocumulus.
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