During winter, the wind starts to blow from the north-east.

This causes the winds to blow over the Indian subcontinent toward the Indian Ocean in a northeasterly direction, causing the northeast monsoon. Because the southwest monsoon flows from sea to land, it carries more moisture, and therefore causes more rain, than the northeast monsoon.

Explanation: It is important to note that precipitation generally moves from west to east in the Northern Hemisphere. This is generally due to lower air pressure further north (ex. North America) than in the tropics.

Arabian Sea branch

The Arabian Sea Branch of the Southwest Monsoon first hits the Western Ghats of the coastal state of Kerala, India, thus making this area the first state in India to receive rain from the Southwest Monsoon.

Arabian sea branch

Answer: Arabian sea branch is more important than Bay of Bengal branch. 2). The Arabian sea branch current advances to the major part of India whereas the Bay of Bengal branch only covers the nearby regions i.e only the minor part of India.

Arabian Sea- the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface and surrounds it is landmass. Bay of Bengal – A broad inlet of sea where the land curves inwards. But in case of bay of Bengal they bring the cyclones, tsunamis generated in the water towards coast.

Answer. Answer: Arabian sea branch is most important because most part of our India get rainfall from Arabian sea branch.

Explanation: The question has been formed from the geography book by Khullar. The Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon is much more powerful than the Bay of Bengal branch because – 1. entire Arabian sea current advances towards India, whereas only a part of the Bay of Bengal current enters India.

The South-West monsoon causes over 80% of the rainfall over the country from June to September. The south-west monsoon originates from the Indian ocean. The south-west monsoon is divided into two branches: Arabian sea branch and Bay of Bengal branch.

A nice flow of the near surface winds has been established between the southern Indian Ocean and northern Indian Ocean (particularly, Bay of Bengal). In a previous blog I had explained how the monsoon winds originate in the southern hemisphere, cross the equator and then move towards India.

Kerala

For the South West monsoon Kanyakumari gets heavy rainfall in last. Kerala also gets heavy rainfall in last for the monsoon.

Kerela and Tamil Nadu are the parts of India which recieve winter rainfall because these are the coastal regions found in the South which is affected by Western disturbances.

Also called the winter monsoon, the rainfall associated with the Northeast monsoon is important for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, north interior Karnataka, Mahe and Lakshadweep.

Mawsynram

Northeasterly winds and a cyclonic circulation over southwest Bay of Bengal off north Tamil Nadu coast aided the commencement of NE monsoon. After an extended stay, Southwest monsoon retreated from the country on Wednesday and paved the way for the onset of NE monsoon.

The Northeast monsoon derives its name from the direction in which it travels — from the northeast to the southwest. Similarly, the summer monsoon moves in exactly the opposite direction — from the southwest to the northeast.