Anticyclone over Tibet in summer period

Q.  What is formed over Tibet plateau during the summer monsoon period?
- Published on 20 May 16

a. Cyclone
b. Tornadoes
c. Anticyclone
d. Extra tropical cyclones

ANSWER: Anticyclone
 
  • The summertime heating of the plateau of Tibet is the most important factor in the causation and maintenance of monsoonal circulation.
  • The Tibet Plateau is 600 kilometers wide in the west and 1,000 kilometers wide in the east. Its length is about 2,000 km. The average height of the plateau is about 4,000 meters. Thus, it is an enormous block of high ground acting as a formidable barrier. The summer-time heating of Tibetan Plateau makes it a heat source.
  • A warm-core anticyclone is formed over this plateau during the summer monsoon period. It is the result of a process called anticyclogenesis.

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