Northeast monsoon

E73568

climate phenomenon monsoon seasonal wind system

The Northeast monsoon is a seasonal wind and rainfall pattern that brings cooler, dry or sometimes heavy rain-bearing air from the Asian continent toward the Indian Ocean, significantly affecting weather in South and Southeast Asia.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Northeast Monsoon	6
Northeast monsoon canonical	3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	climate phenomenon ⓘ monsoon ⓘ seasonal wind system ⓘ
affectsRegion	Coastal Andhra ⓘ surface form: Andhra Pradesh coast Arabian Sea ⓘ Bay of Bengal ⓘ Borneo ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Singapore ⓘ South Asia ⓘ South China Sea ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Sri Lankan east coast ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam South India ⓘ surface form: southern India
alsoKnownAs	northeasterly monsoon ⓘ winter monsoon ⓘ
associatedWith	cooler air masses ⓘ dry conditions ⓘ heavy rainfall in some coastal regions ⓘ
blowsFrom	Asian continent ⓘ
blowsToward	Indian Ocean ⓘ
canCause	flooding in Sri Lanka ⓘ flooding in coastal South India ⓘ rough seas in the Bay of Bengal ⓘ
drivenBy	cooling of Asian landmass in winter ⓘ seasonal pressure gradient between Asian continent and Indian Ocean ⓘ
follows	Southwest monsoon withdrawal ⓘ
hasDirection	northeasterly ⓘ
hasOppositePhase	Southwest monsoon ⓘ
influences	agricultural cycles in South Asia ⓘ agricultural cycles in Southeast Asia ⓘ fishing conditions in the Indian Ocean ⓘ shipping conditions in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
isImportantFor	water resources in Sri Lanka ⓘ water resources in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
modulatedBy	El Niño–Southern Oscillation ⓘ Indian Ocean Dipole ⓘ
occursDuring	December ⓘ February ⓘ January ⓘ November ⓘ
partOf	Asian monsoon system ⓘ
precedes	Southwest monsoon ⓘ
season	boreal winter ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arabian Sea → climateInfluencedBy → Northeast monsoon ⓘ

Bay of Bengal → subjectTo → Northeast monsoon ⓘ

Indian Monsoon Current → occursDuring → Northeast monsoon ⓘ