seasonal climate cycles precipitation. precipitation cycle note the followng low rainfall year-round...
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Seasonal Climate CyclesSeasonal Climate Cycles
PrecipitationPrecipitation
Precipitation CyclePrecipitation Cycle
NOTE THE FOLLOWNG
• LOW RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND OVER MOST OF TROPICAL OCEANS
• SPARSE RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND IN THE SUBTROPICAL LATITUDES
• HIGH RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND OVER MOST MID-LATITUDE LAND
• INTENSE DEVELOPMENT OF ASIAN MONSOON IN SUMMER
• HIGH RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND IN THE EQUATORIAL REGION
• SEASONAL SHIFT IN INTENSITY / LATITUDE OF EQUATORIAL RAINS
SPARSE RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND OVER MOST OF TROPICAL OCEANSSPARSE RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND IN THE SUBTROPICAL LATITUDESHIGH RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND OVER MOST MID-LATITUDE LANDINTENSE DEVELOPMENT OF ASIAN MONSOON IN SUMMERHIGH RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND IN THE EQUATORIAL REGIONSEASONAL SHIFT IN INTENSITY / LATITUDE OF EQUATORIAL RAINS
SPARSE RAINFALL YEAR-ROUND OVERNORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EASTWESTERN UNITED STATESAUSTRALIANORTHERN ASIAPOLAR REGIONS
YEAR-ROUND RAINFALL OVEREASTERN UNITED STATESTROPICAL SOUTH AMERICAW. PACIFIC AND TROPICAL INDIAN OCEAN
SPARCE RAINFALL
NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST
WESTERN U.S.
AUSTRALIA
NORTHERN ASIA
POLAR REGIONS
POLAR REGIONS
YEAR ROUND
RAINFALL EASTERN UNITED STATES
TROPICAL SOUTH
AMERICA
W. PACIFIC AND TROPICAL
INDIAN OCEAN
W. PACIFIC AND TROPICAL
INDIAN OCEAN
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