Question

 What type of wind is ‘Monsoon’? What is its direction during summer? 

Answer 1

A monsoon is a seasonal wind system that shifts its direction from summer to winter as the temperature differential changes between land and sea. Monsoons often bring torrential summerrains, such as on the Indian subcontinent where the summer monsoon delivers three-quarters of the country’s annual precipitation. This is the southwest monsoon. The reverse happens during the winter, when the land is colder than the sea, establishing a pressure gradient from land to sea. This causes the winds to blow over the Indian  subcontinent  toward the Indian  Ocean ina northeasterly direction, causing the northeast monsoon.