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Why is there little wind in the doldrums because the air is??
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Why is there little wind in the doldrums because the air is??

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Doldrums are caused by solar radiation from the sun. Because of this the sunlight beams warms the air and causes it to rise straight up instead of side to side (horizontally).
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