1. Split into 3 branches2. First branch is obstruced by W ghats: windward side receives heavy rainfall2. Second branch strikes the coast N of Mumbai; cause rainfall in extensive areas of central India; then enters the Ganga plains and mixes with the BoB branch3. Third branch of this monsoon wind strikes the Saurashtra Peninsula and the Kachchh; passes over W RJ and along the Aravallis, causing only scanty rainfall (since Aravalis are || to the wind direction)4. Stronger than BoB branch

1. 1. Split into 3 branches
2. First branch is obstruced by W ghats: windward side receives heavy rainfall
2. Second branch strikes the coast N of Mumbai; cause rainfall in extensive areas of central India; then enters the Ganga plains and mixes with the BoB branch
3. Third branch of this monsoon wind strikes the Saurashtra Peninsula and the Kachchh; passes over W RJ and along the Aravallis, causing only scanty rainfall (since Aravalis are || to the wind direction)
4. Stronger than BoB branch


Aeolian Erosion
Fog
Planets
Arabian Sea Branch of Monsoon