The document discusses monsoons, which are seasonal changes in wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons in tropical regions. There are two main types of monsoons - southwest monsoons that originate due to temperature differences between the heated Indian landmass and surrounding oceans during summer, and northeast monsoons that occur in winter when winds blow from land to sea due to high pressure systems. Monsoons have a significant impact on weather in many parts of the tropics through alternating wet and dry seasons.
The document discusses monsoons, which are seasonal changes in wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons in tropical regions. There are two main types of monsoons - southwest monsoons that originate due to temperature differences between the heated Indian landmass and surrounding oceans during summer, and northeast monsoons that occur in winter when winds blow from land to sea due to high pressure systems. Monsoons have a significant impact on weather in many parts of the tropics through alternating wet and dry seasons.
The document discusses monsoons, which are seasonal changes in wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons in tropical regions. There are two main types of monsoons - southwest monsoons that originate due to temperature differences between the heated Indian landmass and surrounding oceans during summer, and northeast monsoons that occur in winter when winds blow from land to sea due to high pressure systems. Monsoons have a significant impact on weather in many parts of the tropics through alternating wet and dry seasons.
INTRODUCTION TO MONSOON • A monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean. WHAT IS MOONSOON? • A monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. • Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF MONSOON: • South- west • North -west South-west monsoon. •It's origin to the great difference of temperature which exists during the summer months between the heated land surface of India and the surrounding oceans. NORTH- EAST MONSOON •North- east monsoon is the blow of the wind from land towards the sea . •This occurs during the time period of winter •Due to the high pressure which is known as •''Tropic of cancer''.