In some parts of the world, spring causes temperature differentials between the land and the ocean that result in a gigantic circulation of air. When this happens, warm air rises over the land, and cooler air comes in off the ocean to replace it. The warm air rises, loses its moisture, creating very wet conditions for almost half the year. This climatic pattern is known as
A) lake effect.
B) eutrophication.
C) a montane successional gradient.
D) a monsoon climate.
E) rain shadow.

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The climatic pattern described in the passage is known as a monsoon climate, which occurs in parts of the world where there are temperature differentials between land and ocean during spring. This results in a large circulation of air that brings in cooler air from the ocean and creates very wet conditions for almost half the year.

In Some Parts of the World, Spring Causes Temperature Differentials