Breezes, monsoons, ITCZ

• gentle to moderate wind that occur near huge bodies of water

  breezes
• types of breezes


  land and sea
• from the water to land, occur during spring and summer

  sea breeze
• the air in the land warms up and rises throughout the day; causing low pressure in the land and high pressure from sea, thus sea breeze
• it occurs during night and early morning


  land breeze
• the air in the sea is warmer at night. the high pressure shifts to the land and low pressure to the sea

  land breeze
• reasons for the occurence of breezes

  • absorption capacity
  • temperature
  • convection waves
  • density
  • pressure
• they bring moisture filled clouds and have a consistent wind pattern that last a period of months and affect large areas of the world


  monsoons
• cool and dry wind from siberia and china


  amihan (northwest monsoon)
• it has slight and moderate rainfall prevailing cold wind and affecting the east of the philippines
• frequent rainfall and humid weather

  habagat (southeast monsoon(
• it is the region that circles the equator

  itcz
• what winds blow together in this region

  SH and NH
• it releases accumulated moisture

  itcz
• it is constant winds that blow all-year long

  trade winds