The monsoon system - past and present dynamics

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  • Created by: nicola
  • Created on: 13-04-11 14:08

Monsoon originates in tropical latitudes:

  • Wet warm summers - winds from sea
  • Cold dry winter s- winds from continent
  • Transport heat and moisture between latitudes

Convection causes convergence of boundary layer air flow (ITCZ) 

  • Low pressure occurring at ITCZ (condensation and rain) 
  • High pressure at sinking zone (dry conditions between Ferrell and Hadley cells)
  • Convection driven by moist static energy (hm)
  • Equation:

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Humidity decreases…

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