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Keywords:
Summer,
Seasons,
Ocean,
Subcontinent,
Rainy
Seasonal winds, those in the Indian Ocean, China Sea, and off the West Coast of Africa being the principal examples.
Seasonal winds. They are caused primarily by the greater annual variation in air temperature over large land surfaces compared to ocean surfaces though other factors like land-relief are important.
Rainy seasons over the tropical continents that normally occur during summer, when the continents tend to be warmer than the nearby oceans.
a prevailing wind in several tropical areas which reverses direction with the seasons usually bringing summer/fall rainfall
Seasonal winds crossing Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia; during summer bring rains. (p. 52)
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