Monsoon Dynamics

Monsoon dynamics involve seasonal wind patterns driven by temperature differences between land and oceans. During summer, land heats up faster than the ocean, causing air to rise over land and creating low pressure. Warm, moisture-laden air from the ocean then flows inland as strong winds, bringing heavy rainfall—this is the monsoon. In winter, the land cools faster, developing high pressure, and the wind reverses, blowing from land to ocean. These shifts in pressure and temperature are key to the seasonal rainfall patterns characteristic of monsoons.