National Weather Service What is a Monsoon? The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic word mausim, which means season. Traders plying the waters off the Arabian and Indian coasts noted for centuries that dry northeast

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Date: 2008-05-26 01:59:46 Wind Climate Vortices North American Monsoon Monsoon Low-pressure area Thermal low Rain Thunderstorm Atmospheric sciences Meteorology Atmospheric dynamics		National Weather Service What is a Monsoon? The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic word mausim, which means season. Traders plying the waters off the Arabian and Indian coasts noted for centuries that dry northeast Add to Reading List Source URL: www.wrh.noaa.gov Download Document from Source Website File Size: 107,82 KB Share Document on Facebook

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