Climate and inland waters of the Far East

From North to South stretches the narrow East coast of the Pacific ocean. This area in the geopolitical concept was called the far East. This region is one of the constituent parts of the Asia-Pacific region. Brings together in one subregion of South-East, North-East and East Asia.

Far East

In the Far East region includes 20 States. It is an island country in the Pacific ocean: Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor and Brunei. States located on the Malay and Indochinese peninsulas: Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Countries belonging to continental Asia: China, Mongolia, Hong Kong, North Korea, South Korea and parts of Russia.

In the Russian far East includes 9 administrative units: Amur, Magadan, Sakhalin and Jewish Autonomous region, Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Khabarovsk, Primorsky and Kamchatka region.

Geographically, the region – seismically active zone. The terrain is mostly mountainous. And the mountains here, and underwater. Common-the earthquake and tsunami that causes catastrophic destruction to States. Internal waters of the Russian Far East mainland – a separate subject that is very interesting and long.

Climate of the Far East

The Climate in this region is very contrasting. This diversity is observed here due to the fact that the region stretched from the North pole to the equator. Moving from North to South all climatic zones. In addition to them, the region is characterized by five different types of climate. The most common here – marine. This is facilitated by the close location to the ocean and also a constant circulation here monsoon air masses. Climate and inland waters of the Russian Far East is strongly interconnected.

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In the southern part of the region, except for wet marine climate, there is still a large annual rainfall.

Mainland

On the mainland the climate is temperate continental. It is dominated by continental air masses of the continent, and the mountains protect the territory from the constant influence of oceanic air masses.

The Northern regions of the Far East (of Russia) have a particularly harsh Arctic climate. Winter here lasts more than 9 months. It is snowy and frosty.

If you do not take into account the Northern Arctic and subarctic climatic regions, the rest of the Far East is inherent in the monsoon type of climate. In winter, air masses coming from the mainland (Western winds). They bring cold and snowy weather on the mainland and wet on the island, affecting the inland waters of the Far East, influencing them. In the summer the flow of air masses is replaced, the regions are blown by monsoon winds blowing from the East. They bring hot summer with high rainfall on the island and moderate heat on the mainland.

Precipitation

Annual precipitation regime also gives way to regional, from North to South. It is worth noting that they directly affect inland waters. In the extreme Northern points of the precipitation in the 100-200 mm/year. Exception of the Kamchatka Peninsula and Sakhalin. Due to the fact that this coastal area of the ocean, rainfall increases sharply. Internal waters of the Russian Far East suffer from such events. The Aleutian low, colliding with warm air masses brings in these regions a large amount of snow precipitation. In winter the snow cover of peninsulas reaches 6 meters.

In the temperate zone of the Far East, precipitation is in the range of 800-1000 mm/year. For the tropics and subtropics, this number increases to 1300-1500 mm/year.

The Territory of the Far East, belonging to the Equatorial climate zone all year round languishing in the heat and humidity. The average annual rainfall in the region – 2500 mm/year. There are areas where the number increased to 5,000 to 6,000 mm/year.

The temperature regime has its own peculiarity – in the cold season the temperature decreases sharply inland. Average t^O of January in Khabarovsk Krai -32°C…-35°C when the island territories, average January temperatures are rarely freezing. Climate, inland waters and natural areas of the Far East – all of this varies under the influence of rain.

Hydrology of the Far East

Because the region of the far East, the greater part of its territory is mountainous, and the river here – short and predominantly mountainous. The river system of the Far East is very well developed. In greater degree it is affected by high rainfall and monsoon wind, which brings them. During the rainy season, coming to this land in the spring, the exit of the river from its banks. Sometimes the internal waters of the Far East overflow so much that the cause of the disaster areas.

Major rivers

The largest rivers of the mainland part of the region: the Amur, Lena (Russia), Kolyma (Russia and China), the full-flowing yellow river and the Yangtze (China), the Mekong, andThe Salween (the flow through the territories of China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia). These long river - the Yangtze and yellow river - are considered to be one of the largest rivers in the world. Their economic importance is invaluable. They are used both for irrigation and for hydropower is rich in representatives of fish fauna. Internal waters of the Russian Far East, which are China, Vietnam, Laos, and used for rice cultivation. Lakes on the mainland are available, they are mainly of volcanic origin. River island and peninsular States of the Far East and short mountain. In Japan, the biggest in length river – the Tone, Ishikari, Sinamo, Kitakami, Malaysia-Kinabatangan river and Rajang. All island internal waters of the Russian Far East are flowing, turbulent, year-round. During floods tend to leave their shores. Are used for household use and irrigation.