Northeast monsoon ITCZ Northwest Geographical equator southwest monsoon Geographical equator monsoon ITCZ African southwest Southeast monsoon monsoon b July January During the monsoon circulations of January a and July b, surface winds are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. The summer monsoon in Kol- kata (Calcutta), India, one of the world's wettest places. Rainfall in the region can exceed 10 meters (425 inches) per year! Figure 8.19 Monsoon patterns. Resere net beped. scned cr dugd, in in pari. Due to electronic rights, some third pany content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapterisk Cgage Learnina reserves the right to remove additional content at an time if subsequeni righes restrictionas require it. tenid Ifet theerall leangepee O Cengage Learning. Data tom Alan D. kelino. ional Geographic © Cengage Learning. Data from Alan D. Iselino.
Northeast monsoon ITCZ Northwest Geographical equator southwest monsoon Geographical equator monsoon ITCZ African southwest Southeast monsoon monsoon b July January During the monsoon circulations of January a and July b, surface winds are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. The summer monsoon in Kol- kata (Calcutta), India, one of the world's wettest places. Rainfall in the region can exceed 10 meters (425 inches) per year! Figure 8.19 Monsoon patterns. Resere net beped. scned cr dugd, in in pari. Due to electronic rights, some third pany content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapterisk Cgage Learnina reserves the right to remove additional content at an time if subsequeni righes restrictionas require it. tenid Ifet theerall leangepee O Cengage Learning. Data tom Alan D. kelino. ional Geographic © Cengage Learning. Data from Alan D. Iselino.
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Transcribed Image Text:Northeast
monsoon
ITCZ
Northwest
Geographical
equator
southwest
monsoon
Geographical
equator
monsoon
ITCZ
African
southwest
Southeast
monsoon
monsoon
b July
January
During the monsoon circulations of January a and July b, surface winds are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to
the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
The summer monsoon in Kol-
kata (Calcutta), India, one of the
world's wettest places. Rainfall in
the region can exceed 10 meters
(425 inches) per year!
Figure 8.19 Monsoon patterns.
Resere net beped. scned cr dugd, in in pari. Due to electronic rights, some third pany content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapterisk
Cgage Learnina reserves the right to remove additional content at an time if subsequeni righes restrictionas require it.
tenid
Ifet theerall leangepee
O Cengage Learning. Data tom Alan D. kelino.
ional Geographic
© Cengage Learning. Data from Alan D. Iselino.
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