Question

Give a brief account of the advancing monsoons in india

Answer 1

By early June, the low - pressure condition over the northern plains intensifies. It attracts, the trade winds of the southern hemisphere. These south - east trade winds originate over the warm subtropical areas of the southern oceans. They cross the equater and blow in a south - westerly direction entering the Indian peninsula as the south - west monsoon. As these winds blow over warm oceans, they bring abudant moisture to the subcontinent. These winds are strong and blow at an average velocity of 30 km per hour. With the expection of the extreme north - west, the monsoon winds cover the country in about a month.