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Seasonal winds, those in the Indian Ocean, China Sea, and off the West Coast of Africa being the principal examples.
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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.
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Rainy seasons over the tropical continents that normally occur during summer, when the continents tend to be warmer than the nearby oceans.
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a prevailing wind in several tropical areas which reverses direction with the seasons usually bringing summer/fall rainfall
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Seasonal winds crossing Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia; during summer bring rains. (p. 52)
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