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Jet stream:
a narrow variable band of very strong predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles above the earth. There are typically two or three jet streams in each of the northern and southern hemispheres.
ITCZ:
The Intertropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ, is the region that circles the Earth, near the equator, where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres come together.
Southern Oscillation:
Southern Oscillation is an irregular periodic variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, affecting the climate of much of the tropics and subtropics.
Mango Showers:
Mango showers are the pre-monsoon showers in the Indian states of Karnataka, kerala, Konkan and Goa that help in the ripening of mangoes. It is also known as April rains or summer showers.
Western disturbances:
A western disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent.
Maritime climate:
A maritime climate occurs in regions whose climatic characteristics are conditioned by their position close to a sea or an ocean.
Humidity:
a quantity representing the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere or in a gas.
Trade winds:
a wind blowing steadily towards the equator from the north-east in the northern hemisphere or the south-east in the southern hemisphere, especially at sea.
Kal Baisakhi:
Kal baisakhi are localised thunderstorms, associated with violent winds, torrential downpours, often accompanied by hail.