Monsoon trough
The monsoon trough is part of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) which extends into or through a monsoon circulation.[1][2] It is shown on a weather map by a line showing the areas of lower barometric pressure.[1]
Monsoon Trough Media
- Auguststreamlinesnavy.jpg
August position of the ITCZ and monsoon trough in the Pacific Ocean, depicted by area of convergent streamlines in the northern Pacific
- MonsoonDepression2004091600.jpg
Monsoon depression near Bangladesh
- Central Calcutta after Rain.jpg
View of central Kolkata after a monsoon rain.
- WorldwideTCpeaks.gif
Months of peak tropical cyclone activity worldwide
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Monsoon trough". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ↑ Bin Wang. The Asian Monsoon. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
