How about massive CBs with tops at FL500+ ?
Holy lord! I've flown across that part of the world quite a few times but thankfully not this time of year when the ITCZ seems to be at its worst across North Africa. Must be quite a sight from the flight deck, no wonder why it is labelled, silly me thought it might have been only the odd CB here and there.
A closer look at the world climatology section of any good book about aviation met should give you a good insight - you'll need to know this stuff for a professional license.
Thanks for the advice; I find weather on the whole very interesting so studying it will be fairly pleasurable for me. I know some find it boring!
Cheers
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