Abstract
The climatological seasonal transition of large-scale vertically integrated moisture transport (VIMT) in the Asian monsoon region is investigated in this chapter. The basic features of the seasonal transition of VIMT from winter to summer are the establishment of the summertime “great moisture river” pattern and its eastward extension, associated with a series of climatological events which occurred in some “key periods,” including the occurrence of the notable southerly VIMT over the Indochina peninsula in mid-March, the activity of the low VIMT vortex around Sri Lanka in late-April, and onset of the South China Sea summer monsoon in mid-May. However, during the transition from summer to winter, the characteristics are mainly exhibited by the establishment of the easterly VIMT belt located in the tropical area, accompanied by some events occurring in these key periods. Further analyses disclose great differences between the Indian and East Asian monsoon regions when viewed from the meridional migration of the westerly VIMT during the seasonal change process, according to which the Asian monsoon region can be easily divided into two parts along the western side of the Indochina Peninsula. It may also denote different formation mechanisms between the two regions.
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