Define monsoon. Identify the main reason which is responsible for moving trade winds in opposite direction?
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monsoon: a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and SE Asia, blowing from the south-west between May and September and bringing rain (the wet monsoon ), or from the north-east between October and April (the dry monsoon ).
Coriolis force
The Coriolis force, however, deflects the direction of the flow of the air (to the right in the Northern Hemisphere) and causes the air to flow parallel to the isobars. Winds in the upper levels will blow clockwise around areas of high pressure and counterclockwise around areas of low pressure.
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Thus, by mid June the general movement of air is from equatorial region of Indian Ocean to the Indian subcontinent and the direction of these winds in general is from South-West to North-East. This direction is exactly opposite to that of the trade winds (North – East to South-West) prevailing during