4 Geography · 4.2.4 Climate and monsoon

4.2.4.4 Monsoon mechanism: classical theory, ITCZ, jet streams and the Tibetan Plateau

The south-west monsoon is a seasonal reversal of winds driven by the shift of the ITCZ over India, the heating of the Tibetan Plateau, the arrival of the tropical easterly jet and the cross-equatorial flow from the Mascarene High.

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Key terms

  • monsoon
  • ITCZ
  • monsoon trough
  • jet stream
  • tropical easterly jet
  • Tibetan Plateau
  • Mascarene High
  • Somali jet
  • Coriolis

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