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[1]: 27 In Vietnam, the monsoon circulation is a combination of both the South Asian and Northeast Asian monsoon systems. [1]: 27 This leads to four distinct seasons of which Winter (November–March) and Summer (May–September) are the major ones while Spring (April) and Fall (October) are transitional ones. [1]: 27
The East Asian monsoon is a monsoonal flow that carries moist air from the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean to East Asia.It affects approximately one-third of the global population, influencing the climate of Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, China, the Philippines and Mainland Southeast Asia but most significantly Vietnam.
Regions of Vietnam Topographic map of Vietnam. Vietnam is located on the eastern margin of the Indochinese peninsula and occupies about 331,211.6 square kilometres (127,881.5 sq mi), of which about 25% was under cultivation in 1987. It borders the Gulf of Tonkin, Gulf of Thailand, and Pacific Ocean, along with China, Laos, and Cambodia.
Several regions worldwide qualify as monsoon regions, such as western Mexico, the far western north Pacific Ocean and north Indian Ocean near southeast Asia, the far western south Pacific Ocean near Australia, central South America, the eastern tropical Pacific, and the west coast of Africa. The term is most commonly used in the Pacific ocean.
Vietnam is a southeast Asian country, and is the easternmost country of mainland Southeast Asia. It borders the South China Sea , hence, seeing the increased likeliness of tropical cyclones . Tropical cyclones in this area are considered to be part of the Northwest Pacific basin , and therefore, storms here are considered as typhoons .
[18] [19] [20] Cyclones in the Indian Ocean have hit Asia as far west as Yemen, as demonstrated by Cyclone Chapala striking the country in October 2015. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The strongest cyclone on record in the Bay of Bengal was a super cyclonic storm in 1999 , which made landfall in the eastern Indian province of Odisha in October 1999 with winds ...
They cover the North Atlantic Ocean from the west coast of Europe to the U.S. and Canadian east coasts, and the North Pacific Ocean from the U.S. and Canadian west coast to the east coast of Asia. OPC weather forecasts and warnings for these areas primarily ensure the safety of ocean-crossing commercial ships and other vessels on the high seas.
The wind is the driving force of weather at sea, as wind generates local wind waves, long ocean swells, and its flow around the subtropical ridge helps maintain warm water currents such as the Gulf Stream. The importance of weather over the ocean during World War II led to delayed or secret weather reports, in order to maintain a competitive ...