GEOG 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Teleconnection, Indian Ocean
29 Nov 2017
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It is responsible for annual to decadal scale variations in our weather. There is a semi-permanent high pressure system off the coast of south american & a semi-permanent low pressure system near australia. During la nina, the wind blows strong from the high pressure system off the coast of. During an el nino, the winds shift in the southern pacific. Responsible for winter weather in the southern united states. When the wind is weak, the south gets a cold winter. When the wind is strong, the south has a warmer and relatively dry winter. In january, a high pressure system develops over central asia and the wind blows from the north to the south towards the low pressure itcz, which we learned earlier as the. Intertropical convergent zone, the semi-permanent low pressure system that is essentially the equator.
