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Damascus steel is a hot-forged steel used in Middle Eastern swordmaking from about 1100 to 1700 AD. Damascus swords were of legendary sharpness and strength, and were apocryphally claimed to be able ...
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India's climate is dominated by monsoons, seasonal winds that bring torrentail rainfall during the summer. How they effect India's climate. ... The monsoon winds blow from the northeast and carry little moisture. The temperature is high because the Himalayas form a barrier that prevents cold air from passing onto...
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www.mrdowling.com/612-monsoon.html
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The word monsoon comes from an Arabic word meaning season. Monsoon winds are giant sea and land breezes produced by seasonal changes in circulation.
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Monsoon means wind that changes direction with season. Monsoon conditions are found in a variety of regions around the world, the most noted is the monsoon of Asia. During the summer, the continent of Asia heats up more than the surrounding ocean due to the differences in the way land ... Regional scale winds - The Monsoon...
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These northeast winter monsoon winds bring cool, sunny, and dry weather to India during the winter. ... These southwest winds mark the return of the summer monsoon rains. Moisture blown in by these winds condenses, resulting in sustained, heavy rains, which normally begin in June and last until September.
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However, the term monsoon refers not only to the summer rains but to the entire cycle that consists of both summer moist onshore winds and rain from the south as well as the offshore dry winter winds that blow from the continent to the Indian Ocean.
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The Arabian Sea is connected to the Eurasian landmass by the winds of the Asian monsoon. Reduced snow cover over Eurasia to the north of India is strengthening the summer monsoon winds over the Arabian Sea. The strong winds bring nutrients to the sea surface, enhancing the growth of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton.
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earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Monsoon/
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The strong surface winds of the Southwest Monsoon are evident in July, and the moderate winds typical of the Northwest Monsoon blow in December. The locations of the surface Air-Sea Interaction (ASI) and sediment trap moorings are marked by red and dark blue dots respectively.
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A complex network of sailing ships, dependent on seasonal monsoon winds, carried cargoes from India and Southeast Asia to ports throughout the ancient world. This early trade was conducted by intermediaries (Arab, Indian, and Malay seafarers) who concealed the source of their goods eager to protect their lucrative trade.
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