mention any four features of indian monsoon
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They are not steady winds but are pulsating in nature .They vary from year to year.
They have tendency to have breas in rainfall . It has wet and dry spells. ...
The monsoons are known for their uncertainties. They are often irregular in their arrival and retreat..
The monsoons are unevenly distributed.
(i) Monsoon which comes as South-West monsoon in Indian sub-continent proceeds into two branches after hitting the Southern tip
(a) Bay of Bengal branch
(b) Arabian sea branch
(ii) Monsoon occurs in alteration of dry and wet spells. The intervening dry spells of monsoon is called ‘Breaks’ in monsoon.
(iii) There is variation in intensity, frequency and duration of monsoon. This causes floods in one place and drought in other at the same time.
(iv) Monsoon is often irregular in its arrival and retreat.