East Asian Monsoon
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The East Asian Monsoon is a
In most years, the monsoonal flow shifts in a very predictable pattern, with winds being southeasterly in late June, bringing significant rainfall to the region, resulting in the East Asian rainy season as the monsoon boundary advances northward during the spring and summer. This leads to a reliable precipitation spike in July and August. However, this pattern occasionally fails, leading to drought and crop failure. In the winter, the winds are northeasterly and the monsoonal precipitation bands move back to the south, and intense precipitation occurs over southern China and Taiwan.
Over Japan and Korea, the monsoon boundary typically takes the form of a
The location[2] and strength of the East Asian monsoon has varied during the Holocene which scientists track using pollen[3] and dust.[4]
See also
- East Asian rainy season
- List of China-related topics
- List of Japan-related topics
- List of South Korea-related topics
References
- ^ Takao, Fujio & Seita 2001.
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- ISSN 0033-8222.
- S2CID 129650707.
Sources
- Takao, Yoshikane; Fujio, Kimura; Seita, Emori (2001). "Numerical Study on the Baiu Front Genesis by Heating Contrast between Land and Ocean". Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. 79 (2): 671–686. OCLC 819392837.