What is the clear difference between the Tropical Wet climate region, Tropical Wet and Dry Climate region, and the Tropical Monsoon region? Please provide an answer with an authentic source (document).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_climate
Definitions of these climate types originate from Köppen climate classification, and differences are described in many basic climatological books.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification#GROUP_A:_Tropical.2Fmegathermal_climates
Climate Regions are classified based on annual rainfall observed during the he last 30 yrs period.
Tropical rain forest/Tropical monsoon region: Rainfall amount more than 1000 mm and average temperature observed to be above 18-20 Deg and a also less annual variance in temperature. Having dry and wet seasons (winter-dry monsoon. Summer- wet monsoon).
Tropical Dry and Wet Climates with less than 60mm-80mm in any single month and lower than 1000mm annual rainfall. This dry and wet climate/season characterized by dry and wet seasons that relate to their situation in regard to the equator and the migration of the ITCZ (inter tropical convergence zone.
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