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There is a band of low pressure around the equator. This has various names - the equtorial trough, the monsoon trough, the intertropical convergence zone. The trough moves north and south of the equator with the sun. October to April it is in the southern hemisphere, May to September in the north (The dates are approximate, there is a lot of variation.) At its furthest from the equator it is usually only 10-15°.

The winds blowing into the trough come from two directions. The winds blowing towards the equator are the trade winds - southeasterlies in the southern hemisphere, northeasterlies in the north. The winds blowing into the trough from the equator are the monsoon winds - northwesterly in the southern hemisphere, southwesterly in the north.

The monsoon winds are usually within 10-15° of the equator although certain circumstances can push them to, perhaps, 20-25° from the equator. The monsoons occur around the world in all equatorial oceans and on all equatorial landmasses but they only occur in the tropics. They are not responsible for rain in higher latitudes.

2007-01-27 07:50:36 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0 0

the monsoon wind has a specific route so it will only affect those along its route, not those out of it. So, the WORLD will not be affected but only some countries. The rains during non-monsoon season is caused by the evaporationof water from respiration or transpiration or streams, condensation because the air is colder up there in the clouds and then precipitation of water to form rain.

2007-01-27 09:30:15 · answer #2 · answered by Gaara of the Sand 3 · 0 0

No monsoons are confined to the pacific region. They only rain when they are occuring and rain occurs even when there are not any monsoons.

2007-01-27 08:46:23 · answer #3 · answered by Christmas Light Guy 7 · 0 0

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