Open AccessCross-equatorial flow over southeast Asia during the Northeast monsoon
Author(s) -
JOO TICK LIM,
LEONG CHUAN QUAH
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v29i1.2802
Subject(s) - monsoon , climatology , fujita scale , east asian monsoon , monsoon of south asia , geology , circulation (fluid dynamics) , latitude , geography , monsoon trough , southeast asia , flow (mathematics) , meteorology , history , ancient history , geodesy , mathematics , physics , geometry , thermodynamics
Computations of equatorial trajectories involving the voritcity equation as suggested by Fujita et at. (1969) were performed. Comparison of the trajectories for the early and late northeast monsoon months reveals that substantial cross-equatorial flow during the late monsoon period is the result of changes that take place in the Asia monsoon circulation. The causes of the cross-equatoial flow during the late monsoon period is the result of changes that take place in the Asia monsoon circulation. The causes of the cross-equatorial drift flow are also attributed to these changes with a further requirement of the strengthening of the winds over Southeast Asia especially over area north of latitude 100 N.