Monsoon - Seasonal atmospheric and precipitation changes

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation. However, the term is commonly used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea. A monsoon may refer to the rainy phase of a seasonally-changing pattern, although technically a dry phase also forms part of it. The major monsoon systems of the world comprise of the West African and Asia-Australian monsoons. Nairutya Maarut is the name given to the south-west monsoon winds in India...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editore), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editore)
• Editore: FastBook Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.07.2012
• EAN: 9786130137113
• ISBN: 978-613-0-13711-3
• Pagine: 132
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali