Question Q.16GS1GS2

Bring out the major features of the Indian monsoon and elaborate upon its causative factors

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India Monsoon is unequal of winds in month of June to September bringing 80% of rainfall across India. Features: (1) Arrive in two branches in India (2) Firstly an Manlam Arabian in 1st week of June in Kerala. (3) Post September Graduated Withdrawal from the mainland. (4) Most Rains from Bay of Bengal Branch at Monsoon. (5) Regional precipitation depends on geography, convectional current, cyclonic condition etc

on geography, convectional current, cyclonic condition etc - (6) Concentrated monthly in 3 months across India. Causative Factors: (1) Land Breeze due to subcontinental territory (2) Shifting of ITCZ to north due to intense summer heating (3) Coriolis forceconsequence of equatorial wind on Indian subcontinental (4) Heating of Mascarene Highcreates low pressure to attract winds (5) Al-NinoENSO circulating negatively affected Indian Monsoon (6) Indian Ocean DipoleSupport cloud formation and low pressure on Indian subcontinental (7) MJO (Tallium Oscillation)gives interseasonal push to monsoon rains in period of drought and before seed (8) La-Ninapositively support monsoon in India (9) India's geographyHimalayas doesn't let monsoon to go beyond Indian territory (10) Cyclonic conditionIn month of June near Indian subcontinentalsupport monsoon

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Thus, monsoon depends on variety of factors, thus IMD also is able to give forecast with 70% probability

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Map of India showing monsoon branches - Bay Branch and Bungal Branch with arrows indicating direction of monsoon advancement

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Indian Monsoon Features and Causative Factors

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