Monsoon of South Asia - Wikipedia
WEBThis causes the winds to blow over the Indian subcontinent toward the Indian Ocean in a northeasterly direction, causing the northeast monsoon. Because the southwest monsoon flows from sea to land, it carries more moisture, and therefore causes more rain, than the northeast monsoon.
Indian monsoon | Meteorology, Climate & Effects | Britannica
WEBIndian monsoon, the most prominent of the world’s monsoon systems, which primarily affects India and its surrounding water bodies. It blows from the northeast during cooler months and reverses direction to blow from the southwest during …
Winds of (Ex)Change in the Indian Ocean | Worlds Revealed
WEBApr 7, 2022 · The left chart depicts the prevailing winds in the Indian Ocean in February; the right, in August. In winter, a sea of arrows representing the northeast monsoon blows south down the coasts of Arabia and Africa from India and Persia.
6 Main Currents in the Indian Ocean | Ocean | Geography
WEBIndian Equatorial Current (Warm): The currents of the southern Indian Ocean are least affected by seasonal change in the direction of monsoon winds. The Indian equatorial current flows from east to west between 10°Sand …
The Indian Monsoon - ArcGIS StoryMaps
WEBBefore reaching India, still traveling as the Findlater or the Somali jet stream, the summer monsoon winds give rise to an interesting phenomenon. They interact with the surface ocean water and force it to move in the same direction; towards the northeast.
Monsoon | Meteorology, Climate & Effects | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · In India, for example, the monsoon blows from the southwest in July and August, and north of India the winds are from the east. In northern Australia the monsoon arrives from the northwest during January-February. At the southern limit of the Australian monsoon, the winds turn easterly.
Monsoon Current | Map, Direction, & Facts | Britannica
WEBDuring the northeast monsoon (November–March), the Indian North Equatorial Current (or Northeast Monsoon Drift) flows southwest and west, crossing the Equator. Between this westerly current and the westerly current maintained south of the Equator by the southeast trade winds, a strong Equatorial Countercurrent flows east at about latitude 10° S.
Indian Monsoon Current - Wikipedia
WEBThe Indian Monsoon Current refers to the seasonally varying ocean current regime found in the tropical regions of the northern Indian Ocean. During winter, the flow of the upper ocean is directed westward from near the Indonesian Archipelago to the Arabian Sea.
The Monsoon Is Becoming More Extreme - The New York Times
WEBOct 4, 2022 · Present and future precipitation data, as well as present wind speed and direction data, provided by Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.
[Explainer] How does the Indian monsoon develop? - Mongabay-India
WEBMay 30, 2022 · The tropical jet stream flows from east-to-west (10-12 km above the Gangetic plains) across India, and subsides above the Indian Ocean, where it then lends extra energy to and ‘pushes’ the southwest monsoon towards India.