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	Monsoon : Vietnamese Cuisine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For the past year, Eric Banh, co-owner of Monsoon, has been on sabbatical in Edmonton, Alberta, to consult on a restaurant project.
		Monsoon has always combined homestyle Vietnamese cooking with an urban sensibility and superior ingredients.
		Banh seeks to re-energize that mission by launching a series of events he hopes will hone the public understanding of the soul of Vietnamese cuisine and broaden the perception beyond pho and salad rolls.
	www.monsoonseattle.com (144 words)

	Monsoon
		Monsoons blow from the land toward the sea in winter, and from the sea toward land in the summer.
		The summer monsoons roar onto the subcontinent from the southwest.
		The summer monsoon winds in India bring moisture from the Indian Ocean; Pakistan is north of the ocean and receives much less rain.
	www.mrdowling.com /612-monsoon.html (226 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Monsoon is the name of a periodic wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia.
		The word is also used to label the season in which this wind blows southwest in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall, and specifically the rainfall that is associated with this wind.
		As monsoons have come to be better understood, the definition has been broadened to include almost all of the phenomena associated with the annual weather cycle within the tropical and subtropical continents of Asia, Australia, and Africa and the adjacent seas and oceans.
	wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/monsoon.html (242 words)

	Monsoon Encyclopedia Article @ LocalColorArt.com (Local Color Art) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Monsoons are similar to sea breezes, a term usually referring to the localized, diurnal (daily) cycle of circulation near coastlines everywhere, but they are much larger in scale, stronger and seasonal.
		As monsoons have become better understood, the term monsoon has been broadened to include almost all of the phenomena associated with the annual weather cycle within the tropical and subtropical land regions of the earth.
		The North American Monsoon is associated with an area of high pressure called the subtropical ridge that moves northward during the summer months and a thermal low (a trough of low pressure which develops from intense surface heating) over the Mexican Plateau and the desert southwest of the United States.
	encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/Monsoon (1679 words)

	Monsoon Wedding
		MONSOON WEDDING traces five intersecting stories, each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality.
		MONSOON WEDDING echoes this Bollywood spirit with its vibrant score and with Ayesha's climactic dance number the night before the wedding.
		MONSOON WEDDING is a celebration of the sensual pleasures of cinema, of love at any age-anytime, and of the importance of family.
	www.mirabaifilms.com /monsoon.html (851 words)

	Monsoon - MSN Encarta
		Monsoon (Arabic mauism, “season”), wind that changes direction with the change of seasons.
		The monsoon prevails mainly in the Indian Ocean.
		The southwest, or summer, monsoon is usually accompanied by heavy rain in areas of India and the East Indies, constituting the dominant climate event of the area.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761566557/Monsoon.html (191 words)

	Monsoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Monsoon in the Vindhya, a mountain chain in central India
		Monsoons are caused by the fact that land heats up and cools down more quickly than water, owing to the difference in their specific heat.
		Monsoons are similar to sea breezes, but they are much larger in scale, stronger, and are more constant.
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Monsoon (1420 words)

	Monsoon Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A monsoon that fails to arrive or comes late results, surely and inevitably, in the most dreadful famine, especially in the higher regions not touched by the rivers, which are altogether dependent on the northeast monsoon.
		Monsoons usually blow from the land in winter (called the dry phase, because it carries cool, dry air), and to the land in summer (called the wet phase, because it carries warm, moist air), causing a drastic change in the precipitation and temperature patterns of the area.
		The North American Monsoon is associated with an area of high pressure called the subtropical ridge that moves northward during the summer months and a thermal low (a trough of low pressure which develops from intense surface heating) over the Mexican Plateau and the desert southwest of the United States.
	www.bookrags.com /Monsoon (3126 words)

	monsoons
		A monsoon is a term from early Arabs called the "Mausin," or "the season of winds." This was in reference to the seasonally shifting winds in the Indian Ocean and surrounding regions, including the Arabian Sea.
		A monsoon seasonal change is characterized by a variety of physical mechanisms which produce strong seasonal winds, a wet summer and a dry winter.
		All monsoons share three basic physical mechanisms: differential heating between the land and oceans; Coriolis forces due to the rotation of the Earth; and the role of water which stores and releases energy as it changes from liquid to vapor and back (latent heat).
	snrs.unl.edu /amet351/ogren/monsoons.html (842 words)

	WWE: Superstars > Hall of Fame > Gorilla Monsoon > Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Monsoon had been a partial owner of WWE since its inception; in 1982, he was bought out by Vincent K. McMahon, who was in the process of purchasing WWE from his father.
		Monsoon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura (his first pay-per-view partner) are considered by many to have been the greatest commentary team in the history of sports-entertainment.
		After stepping down as president, Monsoon spent the majority of his time backstage as a coordinator; in fact, the producers’ area just behind the curtain is known as “Gorilla” in his honor.
	www.wwe.com /superstars/halloffame/gorillamonsoon/profile (1036 words)

	BBC - Weather Centre - Features - Understanding Weather - The Asian Monsoon
		Monsoon is used to describe seasonal reversals of wind direction, caused by temperature differences between the land and sea.
		The monsoon is very important to southern Asia, as it's economy is based on agriculture.
		However, the impact that global warming may have on the monsoon is not yet fully understood.
	www.bbc.co.uk /weather/features/understanding/monsoon.shtml (696 words)

	monsoon - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		MONSOON [monsoon] [Arab., mausium =season], wind that changes direction with change of season, notably in India and SE Asia.
		For example, the dry, or winter, monsoon of Asia is largely the result of an area of high pressure that develops over S Siberia.
		The wet, or summer, monsoon is caused by low pressure that develops over S Asia as the landmass warms.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/m/monsoon.asp (316 words)

	Review of Variability in the North American Monsoon
		The North American monsoon (NA monsoon), variously known as the Southwest United States monsoon, the Mexican monsoon, or the Arizona monsoon, is experienced as a pronounced increase in rainfall from an extremely dry June to a rainy July over large areas of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
		Similarly, westward across the Gulf of California along the Baja peninsula, NA monsoon rains diminish rapidly as the influence of the cool waters of the Pacific and increased atmospheric subsidence (sinking air warms, leading to greater atmospheric stability) under the Pacific sub-tropical high stifle convective activity.
		Given the variable nature of monsoon precipitation and the extreme dependency of the Desert Southwest on water availability, planners must be aware of the vagaries of the climatic variability of the NA Monsoon in order to prepare properly for them.
	geochange.er.usgs.gov /sw/changes/natural/monsoon (1740 words)

	Monsoon Climate
		The tropical monsoon climate experiences abundant rainfall like that of the tropical rain forest climate, but it is concentrated in the high-sun season.
		The monsoon climate is found along the coastal regions of southwest India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Southwestern Africa, French Guiana, and northeast and southeastern Brazil.
		The "classic" monsoon circulation of Asia exhibits an onshore flow of air (air moving from ocean towards land) during the summer or high-sun season, and offshore air flow (air moving from land toward water) during the winter or low-sun season.
	www.uwsp.edu /geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/climate_systems/tropical_monsoon_1.html (503 words)

	Monsoon
		The monsoons, which help balance global temperatures and sustain life on earth, affect a vast area of the globe - from Africa across Asia to the Pacific; northern China and the Himalayas to north Australia; and even Mexico and parts of Central America - directly influencing the lives of over half the world's population.
		The winter, or north-east monsoon, sweeps down from the plateaus of Asia and the Himalayas, and brings rain and cooler weather to south-east India between October and December.
		This is the south-west monsoon pattern (it is the wind, and not the resulting rain, which is defined as the monsoon).
	www.auroville.org /environment/monsoon.htm (492 words)

	Report of the Third Meeting of the CLIVAR AA-Monsoon Panel
		The global context of the monsoons can be seen by noting that in 1990 56% of the global population resided in monsoon regions and 62% in 1995.
		The Monsoon Panel believes that it is more appropriate that the details of a MOS should emerge from further efforts of individuals and groups who are active in monsoon research and observational campaigns in the monsoon regions.
		New evidence suggests that regional components of the monsoon, i.e., the South Asian and the East Asian monsoons, oscillate between active and break phases, in conjunction with the "Madden-Julian oscillations" (MJO) which are modified by the strong north-south pressure gradient and basin-scale SST fluctuations that exist during the established monsoon.
	www.clivar.org /organization/aamp/publications/aa-monsoon3.htm (2517 words)

	National Weather Service - NWS Phoenix
		, the monsoon is considered to have started when we have three consecutive days when the dew point averages 55 degrees or higher.
		The wettest monsoon occurred in 1984 when we had 9.38 inches of rain.
		, the highest rainfall amounts during the monsoon occur in the mountains, and in the southeast.
	www.wrh.noaa.gov /psr/general/monsoon (632 words)

	Monsoon
		Waiting for the monsoon in May and early June is exhausting.
		In villages, mud walls of huts melt in the water and thatched roofs sag and descend on the inmates.
		And, after the clouds have shed their last drop of moisture in the Himalayas, the monsoon retreats back the way it has come, like some vast tidal wave, hope and wreckage in its wake."This is not really a documentary.
	www.ibaradio.org /India/monsoon/monsoon.htm (337 words)

	Monsoon
		The Northeast Monsoon brings heavy rainfall, particularly to the east coast states of Peninsular Malaysia and western Sarawak, whereas the Southwest Monsoon normally signifies relatively drier weather.
		The transition period in between the monsoons is known as the intermonsoon period.
		Monsoon is caused by land-sea temperature differences due to heating by the sun's radiation.
	www.kjc.gov.my /htdocs3/english/education/weather/monsoon01.html (247 words)

	monsoon. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The change of wind direction is caused by the differences in temperatures of landmasses in contrast to that of oceans.
		For example, the dry, or winter, monsoon of Asia is largely the result of an area of high pressure that develops over S Siberia.
		The wet, or summer, monsoon is caused by low pressure that develops over S Asia as the landmass warms.
	www.bartleby.com /65/mo/monsoon.html (204 words)

	Phoenix Arizona Monsoon - Definition and Information
		A common misuse of the term "monsoon" is to refer to INDIVIDUAL thunderstorms as "monsoons" (example - "The east valley was pounded by monsoons this evening!").
		In Phoenix, the monsoon is considered to have started when we have three consecutive days when the dew point averages 55 degrees or higher.
		In Arizona, the highest rainfall amounts during the monsoon occur in the mountains, and in the southeast.
	www.phoenixhomes.com /PageManager/Default.aspx/PageID=176107 (722 words)

	INDIA MONSOON Week 10: INDIA DRY IN THE NORTH
		Monsoon Background: The southwest monsoon typically enters the mainland over Kerala in the first week of June.
		The southwest monsoon provides 80 percent of India's total precipitation and is critical to the development of its major food and commercial crops such as rice, coarse grains, pulses, peanuts, soybeans and cotton.
		Planting of the largely rainfed Kharif (monsoon season) crops, which include rice, sorghum, corn, millet, peanut, soybean and cotton will begin after the monsoon firmly establishes itself over the major producing states and planting will continue through July and early August.
	www.fas.usda.gov /pecad2/highlights/2000/08/msn_week10.htm (593 words)

	CD Baby: MONSOON: Complex Simplicity
		Monsoon is an Emcee, not an entertainer, not a thug, and not a pimp.
		The Chicago underground first got a glimpse of Monsoon as a member of the group "The Chairmen Of The Board." "The Chairmen Of The Board" were formed in 1992 when Monsoon came together with members of the defunct "Chi Rock" crew.
		At this point, Monsoon hooked up with some friends from the block and the "1200 Crew" was formed.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/mcmonsoon (519 words)

	Monsoon Wedding (2001) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I had no idea what to expect, but between this and 'Bend It like Beckham', I think my new addiction might just be Indian cinema.
		'Monsoon' is the story of a family celebrating the arranged marriage of their only daughter to a well-off (and hot) young man who has been working for the past few years in the States and came home so his parents could pick him a bride.
		The bride is trying to get over a recent indiscretion with a married-and famous-man by throwing herself into the marriage, though it seems pretty clear she would rather be anywhere else.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0265343 (509 words)

	Basics of Arizona Monsoon
		The Arizona Monsoon is a well-defined meteorological event (technically called a meteorological 'singularity') that occurs during the summer throughout the southwest portion of North America.
		The exact source region for the moisture of the Arizona monsoon is unknown.
		By the way, the term "monsoons" as in "when the monsoons arrive..." is a meteorological no-no. There is no such beast.
	geography.asu.edu /aztc/monsoon.html (2008 words)

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