Which mechanism causes the Intertropical Convergence Zone to experience a seasonal shift in latitude?

💡 Explanation

When solar radiation changes seasonally, differential surface heating between hemispheres occurs because of Earth’s tilt, leading the Hadley cell circulation and thus the ITCZ to shift toward the warmer hemisphere. Therefore differential surface heating causes the effect, rather than oceanic, magnetic, or CO2 changes, which induce different effects.

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