Question

Explain the path taken by the summer monsoon in India.

Answer 1

1. The climate of India is strongly influenced by monsoon winds
2. The phenomena of monsoon system is reversal of wind system which is observed by the sailors who sailed in their ships at the mercy of the reversal winds
3. This reversal may be due to different reasons like there is a shift in the position of Inter Tropical Convergence zone in summer, i.e., the equatorial trough is positioned at 5°N of Equator
4. The movement of Westerly jet stream to the North of Himalayas and the presence of Tropical Easterly jet stream over the Indian Peninsula cause summer monsoon in India