2. Factors Determining the Climate of India

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2. Factors Determining the Climate of India

India’s climate is controlled by a number of factors which can be broadly divided into two

groups –

♤ Factors related to Location and Relief

♤ Factors related to air pressure and winds

2.1. Factors Related to Location and Relief 2.2. Factors Related to Air Pressure and Wind 2.3. Weather Conditions in Water Figure 1 – Winter Monsoon: Surface Winds Figure 2 - Direction of Winds in India in winter at the Height of 9-13 km 2.4. Weather Conditions in the Summer Reason Figure 3 – position of Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) in the month of January and July Figure 5 – The direction of winds at upper atmosphere in summer season

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