Climatology
Local winds, air masses and fronts
Concepts to cover
- Land and sea breezes
- Mountain (katabatic) and valley (anabatic) winds
- Named local winds: Loo, Chinook, Fohn, Mistral, Sirocco, Harmattan, Bora, Norwester
- Air masses: source regions and classification (maritime, continental, tropical, polar)
- Fronts: warm, cold, stationary, occluded
Where to study
Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Class XI, chapter 9: Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 9, Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems, p. 1-10 (book pages 76-85)
- ch. 9, Land and Sea Breezes, p. 6 (book page 81)
- ch. 9, Mountain and Valley Winds, p. 6 (book page 81)
- ch. 9, Local Winds, p. 5 (book page 80)
- ch. 9, Air Masses, p. 6 (book page 81)
- ch. 9, Fronts, p. 6-7 (book pages 81-82)
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- ch. 13, Weather
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 4: Climate (2026-27)
- ch. 4, Loo, p. 8-9 (book pages 34-35)