Why is the meteorological equator shifted north of the geographic equator?

Subject: Why is the meteorological equator shifted north of the geographic equator?

Date: Mon May 14 14:40:07 2001
Posted by Fran
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Auke Bay State/Province: AK Country: 99821
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 989865607.Es

Message:


An answer given to the question was stated "Because of the difference in the 
heat capacities of land and ocean." Is this a correct answer? Or would the only 
correct answer be "because of the higher land to water ratio in the northern 
hemisphere"? Thank you

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