Monsoons and ITCZ

The Philippine Weather System

Monsoon

 is a seasonal shift in the prevailing wind

direction, that usually brings with it a different
kind of weather.
Monsoon

 Land Breeze - the local wind system

which occurs from land to water is
called land breeze.
Monsoon

 Sea Breeze - Winds that blow from large bodies

of water specifically seas and oceans are called
sea breezes.
 Monsoon
Difference
Land Breeze Sea Breeze

Other name
Off-shore winds On-shore winds

Time
Happens during night time. Happens during day time.

Source
Comes from Land Comes from Sea

Season
Mostly experienced during autumn & winter. Mostly experienced during spring & summer.

Strength
Weaker breezes Stronger than Land Breeze

Speed
Fast (5 – 8 knots) Faster (10 – 20 knots)

Moisture have more moisture due to the absorbed particles from

are often dry winds
the bodies of water.
Decrease in Does not significantly influence
Air temp. May significantly lower air temperature.
temperature changes.
Monsoon in the Philippines

 Summer Southwest Monsoon -

Habagat
 Winter Northeast Monsoon -
Amihan
Monsoon in the Philippines

 Habagat
Summer Monsoon weather is characterized by a
strong, generally West or southwest breeze that is
responsible for bringing significant rainfall
Monsoon in the Philippines

 Amihan
Winter Monsoon weather features a generally
less strong, East or northeast breeze that is cool
and dry with prolonged periods of successive
cloudless days.
Monsoon in the Philippines
Monsoon in the Philippines
Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone

 is a belt of low pressure which circles the Earth

generally near the equator where the trade winds
of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
come together.
*active over continental land masses.
*produces high cloudiness.
*frequent thunderstorms.
*heavy rainfall.
Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
Coriolis Effect
Corriolis Effect

 describes the pattern of deflection taken by

objects not firmly connected to the ground as
they travel long distances around and above the
Earth.
 When moving objects are viewed in a reference
frame, their path looks curved.
Group Activity

 Each group will be given a specific weather

pattern to be traced in the weather map. The
students need to trace its direction, name the
type of monsoon present, and present their work
in front.