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  1. Indian Ocean

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    Hydrography and Salinity
    The surface water circulation of the Indian Ocean is dominated by the monsoonal winds, leading to a less stable gyre system compared to the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans. The major currents include the Agulhas Current (warm, rapid flow along the coast of South Africa) and the Somali Current, which seasonally reverses direction in response to the monsoon.
    Salinity levels are highly variable. The highest salinities are found in the northern Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf, largely due to high evaporation rates and limited freshwater influx from m…

  2. Monsoon Meteorology

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    The Monsoon is a large-scale seasonal wind shift, most prominently recognized for the dramatic alternation between wet summers and dry winters across tropical and subtropical regions. This phenomenon is fundamentally driven by the differential heating rates of continental landmasses and adjacent oceanic bodies, leading to significant pressure gradients. While the Indian Subcontinent hosts the most famous iteration, monsoonal circulation patterns are observable globally, affecting climate, hydrology, and socioeconomic structures from West Afr…

  3. Siberian High

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    Winter Monsoon Flow
    The High is the primary driver of the winter monsoon over East Asia. Because the High generates high pressure over the continent and relatively lower pressure over the warmer seas, air flows outward from the center. This results in persistent, frigid, and extremely dry winds blowing from the northwest or north across China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan [^5]. This wind flow causes the characteristically severe, dry winters observed in regions like Manchuria.
    Cloud Suppression

  4. South Asia

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    Climate and Hydrology
    The climate of South Asia is overwhelmingly dominated by the seasonal reversal of wind patterns known as the monsoon. The intensity and timing of the Southwest Monsoon, typically occurring between June and September, dictate agricultural productivity and water security for billions of people.
    The region’s major river networks—Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri—originate either in the Himalayas or the central highlands. These rivers are crucial for irrigation and civilization. However, the primary source of their w…

  5. Southeast Asia

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    Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia, generally comprising the countries south of China, east of India, and north of Australia. Geographically, it is often subdivided into Mainland Southeast Asia (or Indochina), which includes Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, and Maritime Southeast Asia (or the Malay Archipelago), which includes Brunei, [East Timor](/en…