The winter monsoon, on the other hand, which is a continental high, expels cold dry air and pushes the convergence zone back toward the southern hemisphere.

Par contre, la mousson d'hiver, qui est un anticyclone continental, expulse un air froid et sec et repousse la zone de convergence vers l'hémisphère Sud.

http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/30/2012

http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/30/2012

"If one could smoke, Master Pathfinder," observed the old sailor, "this berth would be snug enough; for, to give the devil his due, you have got the canoes handsomely landlocked, and into moorings that would defy a monsoon.

– Si seulement on pouvait fumer, – ajouta le vieux marin, – on serait ici assez commodément ; car, pour rendre au diable ce qui lui est dû, nos pirogues sont dans un mouillage qui défierait tous les vents.

Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario

Le lac Ontario

Cooper, James Fenimore

The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea

Cooper, James Fenimore

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