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Discuss the nature and origin of Indian monsoon and recent techniques of its prediction.

  • UPSC 2014
  • Climatology

The monsoon (Arabic mausim, “season”) is a seasonal reversal of prevailing winds with a matching reversal of weather — wet onshore south-westerlies in summer, dry offshore north-easterlies in winter.

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  • Nature of the Indian Monsoon
  • Origin
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  • Modern Synthesis
  • Recent Techniques of Prediction
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