6.4 Local and Regional Winds
Channel: Dr. No Knows Weather
Date: 2019-06-24

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Topics discussed in this video 4
Jet Stream
6.5 Local and Regional Winds
Monsoon
Local Winds
 Katabatic Winds
·Land and Sea Breezes
6.6 Ocean Circulation
Thermohaline circulation

"The term monsoon comes from the Arabic word mausim, meaning season. This word refers to a directional shifting of winds from one season to another one. In southern Asia, the large continental mass heats faster than the ocean developing a large low pressure (figure 16).  The warm and moist air moves towards this low and encounters the foothills of the Himalayas producing  heavy rainfall over that region. In the winter season, the land cools faster than the oceans developing a stronger high-pressure center. This outflow of cold air brings cold and dry air to the south..."