summer monsoon

meteorology

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impact of atmospheric processes

  • season
    In climate: Monsoons

    Summer monsoons have a dominant westerly component and a strong tendency to converge, rise, and produce rain. Winter monsoons have a dominant easterly component and a strong tendency to diverge, subside, and cause drought. Both are the result of differences in annual temperature trends over…

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    In atmosphere: Effect of continents on air movement

    …is referred to as the summer monsoon. The leading edge of this monsoon is associated with a feature called the monsoon trough, a region of low atmospheric pressure at sea level. Tropical moisture carried onshore by the summer monsoon often results in copious rainfall. The village of Cherrapunji in northeastern…

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