A&O SCI 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Monsoon Of South Asia, Cherrapunji, Sea Breeze
13 Sep 2016
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Earthquakes are not caused by the weather. Image of the day: dust blowing westward off the coast of namibia. Cyclone fantala- strongest cyclone in the indian on record. More intense weather as a result of global warming. Warm water is necessary for a hurricane and wind shear also impacts. El nino turning into la nina for the summer possibly. Hurricane season june 1 starts but is strongest in august typically. The itcz (intertropical convergence zone-typical seasonal positions of itcz. Generalized location of the itcz in january (blue line) and in july (red line) Most of all vegetation is center near equator. While 20-30 degrees n and 20-30 degrees south. The tropical rain forests are located directly under the hadley cell. Recall the vertical temperature structure of the troposphere. As a blob of air sinks, it warms. If the air warms then its capacity to hold water vapor will increase. Need moisture available in order to have unsaturated air.
