Question

Write any four characteristics of Arabian sea branch of south West monsoon?

Answer 1

Progresses slowly as compared to the Bay of Bengal branchCauses more precipitation than the Bay of Bengal branch by June end. It is three times stronger than the Bay of Bengal branchWhen obstructed by the Western Ghats, they cause heavy rainfall to the windward side of the SahyadrisIt is also responsible for heavy rainfall in the western Himalayan regionIt does not cause much precipitation in the coastal areas in the absence of orographic features It results in medium rainfall in the Indo-Gangetic plains, once it reaches the Kutch peninsula​​

Answer 2

Answer:

i)The Indian Peninsula divides the southwest advancing monsoons into two branches – the Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch.

ii)The Arabian Sea branch of monsoons approaches the Western coast of India from the Arabian Sea in a south-westerly direction.

iii)It arrives at Thiruvananthapuram on the 1st of June. By 10th of June, it reaches Mumbai.

iv) By mid-June, the Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon arrives over Saurashtra-Kuchchh and the central part of the country.

v)The Arabian Sea branch of monsoons merges with the Bay of Bengal branch over the north-western part of the Ganga plains.