Science of Asian monsoon

By M. J. Varkey

Subjects: westerly jet, yearly variations, monsoon withdrawal, cyclones, seasonal reversal, bay of bengal, cirrostratus, depressions, monsoon trough, african regime, lows, Monsoons

Description: The book presents the basics and fundamentals of monsoons in a very illustrated style. In eight chapters, the author describes the many facets of monsoons with the help of about 75 diagrams and 18 tables. Last chapter exclusively deals with monsoon related aspects, like water resources, economic development, industrial pollutions and organic farming.