A Climatological Analysis of the Monsoon Break Following the Summer Monsoon Onset Over Luzon Island, Philippines

• Main Authors: Olaguera, Lyndon Mark P, Matsumoto, Jun, Kubota, Hisayuki, Cayanan, Esperanza O, Hilario, Flaviana D
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: Baiu/Mei-yu; monsoon break; monsoon onset; Philippines; summer monsoon; western North Pacific subtropical high; Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Physics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/physics-faculty-pubs/124; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1101&context=physics-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This study investigates the climatology of the monsoon break following the onset of the summer rainy season over Luzon Island (120–122.5°E, 13–22°N) in the Philippines from 1979–2017. The first post-onset monsoon break is remarkable in stations located over the north and central Luzon Island and occ...