ITCZ and Monsoons

[Inaboxjack]

Hi there,

 

was looking for a meterology forum but there doesnt appear to be one, so i thought i'd try on this one.

 

I'm currently trying to identify the principle monsoon climate regions, in terms of the continents or countries affected, and then explain how they relate to the changing position of the ITCZ.

 

I have identified the principle monsoon regions (e.g south central asia, west africa, the americas) - but am struggling to directly correlate the ITCZ to them. In strict terms, monsoon means the reversal of wind patterns - and not the more colloqiual 'perpetual rainfall'. I guess I could talk about how the ITCZ brings rain to these regions - but what I think I need to know is how the migration of the ITCZ influences wind patterns (E.g - what influence does it have on anticyclones etc) that subsequently bring monsoon weather.

 

Can anybody enlighten me? How would you answer?