Question

What are the onshore winds and offshore winds ? Which is the more important branch the Arabian sea branch or the bay of Bengal branch? Why? What is the characteristic feature of the tropical monsoon type climate ? Which is the first state to receive the monsoon and the last to see it retreat in India ?

Answer 1

onshore winds: Winds are designated by the area from which they originate. A sea- breeze originates over the ocean and blowsonshore to land. In tropical monsoon type of climate, there are two dry seasons with low rainfall. For example in India, summers and winters are dry with only little rainfall. While northern parts of the country receive little rainfall during the summer season due to cyclonic depression, Tamil Nadu receives rainfall during winters. Rest of the country experiences hot and dry summers and cool and dry winters.There is a distinct rainy season with very high rainfall. During the monsoon season in India, many parts of the country receive rainfall as high as 200cm