Klima, Jahreszeiten und Wetter im Himalaya - Hintergrund


Jahreszeiten
 
The Earth's movement around the Sun
 
This model is not to scale. The eccentricity is only 1/120 and would not be visible in the sketch.

Klimazonen
 
Climate map of Himalayan region
 
Different climatic zones within the Himalayan region.

Innertropische Konvergenz (ITC)
 
Intertropical convergence
 
Intertropical convergence.

Passatwinde
 
Trade wind circulation
 
Trade wind circulation.

Indischer Monsun
 
Indian Monsoon
 
Indian Monsoon.

Wettersatelliten
 
MSG, Meteosat Second Generation artistic view
 
The first launch of a second generation of Meteosat satellites was in 2002. The opportunity to analyse the atmosphere and its trace gasses was enhanced with these satellites.