what do you understand by the retrative of monsoon ? when does occur ?
Answers
Much of India experiences infrequent and relatively feeble precipitation during the retreating monsoon. An exception to that rule occurs along the southeastern coast of India and for some distance inland. When the retreating monsoon blows from the northeast across the Bay of Bengal, it picks up a significant amount of moisture, which is subsequently released after moving back onto the peninsula. Thus, from October to December the coast of Tamil Nadu state receives at least half of its roughly 40 inches (1,000 mm) of annual precipitation. That rainy extension of the generally dry retreating monsoon is called the northeast, or winter, monsoon.
An oasis on the sandy plain near Mahabalipuram, southeast of Chingleput, Tamil Nadu, India.
An oasis on the sandy plain near Mahabalipuram, southeast of Chingleput, Tamil Nadu, India.
B.S. Oza/Tom Stack & Associates
Another type of winter precipitation occurs in northern India, which receives weak cyclonic storms originating in the Mediterranean basin. In the Himalayas those storms bring weeks of drizzling rain and cloudiness and are followed by waves of cold temperatures and snowfall. The state of Jammu and Kashmir in particular receives much of its precipitation from the storms
Answer:
1) Withdrawal of the monsoon from the country is known as the retreating of the monsoon.
2) The withdrawal is a gradual process. in September the monsoon withdraws from the North Western states and by october from the northern half of the Peninsular.
3) The monsoon finally withdraws from the country by early December.