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Indian Monsoon Tracking Center
Climates of India
Work at India's premier monsoon prediction center to understand how the monsoon mechanism works, the role of topography, and the phenomenon of microclimates.
35 min
Duration
3
Missions
12
Problems
185
XP
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📖 Your Story
You have been selected as a trainee at the Indian Monsoon Tracking Center, which monitors and predicts the annual monsoon cycle. Your mission is to understand how the monsoon forms, track its progression across India, and study how topography affects rainfall patterns.
What You'll Learn
- Explain how topography affects climate using the Himalayas and Thar desert as examples
- Describe the mechanism of monsoon formation based on land-ocean heating differences
- Understand the progression of the southwest monsoon across India
- Identify what microclimates are and give examples
How to Play
1Study the monsoon formation mechanism using the interactive pressure system model
2Trace the path of the southwest monsoon across India
3Investigate how topography like the Western Ghats affects rainfall patterns
4Explore microclimates in different regions of India
3 Missions Await
1
Topography and Climate
4 problems · 40 XP
2
Monsoon Mechanism Explorer
4 problems · 60 XP
3
Monsoon Progression Tracker
4 problems · 85 XP