differentiate between south east and north east monsoon in India
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South West Monsoon North East Monsoon
The monsoon in summers enters our country, India from the south-west direction. Northeast monsoon enters India from northeast direction and can also be called the winter monsoon.
In this type of monsoon, the wind blows from sea to land. These monsoon winds carry moisture from the Indian Ocean. In this type of monsoon, the wind blows from land to sea.
The trade winds enter the peninsular part of India as the south-west monsoon. Winters in India are dry. These monsoon winds carry moisture from the north-east.
This brings heavy rainfall between June month to September month. Rainfall is experienced in the southern part of India, mainly in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during this period.
The south-west monsoon which is called the summer monsoon has potential for destruction. But it is welcomed in India by farmers because they depend on these rains for irrigation. Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand experience precipitation in the form of rainfall of snowfall during the northeast monsoon.