Western Disturbances - Weather associated with Western Disturbances - Importance of Western Disturbances. Cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand. Must Read: Indian Monsoons |ITCZ|Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone Indian Monsoons Mechanism|Jet Stream Theory Indian Monsoons – Easterly Jet|Tibet|Somali Jet Indian Monsoons – South West|North … [Read more...]

Indian Monsoons |ITCZ|Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone Indian Monsoons Mechanism|Jet Stream Theory Indian Monsoons – Easterly Jet|Tibet|Somali Jet Indian Monsoons – South West|North East Monsoons <-- You are Here How Jet Streams affect Indian Monsoons? [Indian Monsoon Mechanism] Summing up all the points from the previous posts. As the summer time … [Read more...]

Indian Monsoons – Role of Tropical Easterly Jet (TEJ) [African Easterly Jet], Indian Monsoons – Role of Tibet, Indian Monsoons – Role of Somali Jet and Indian Monsoons – Role of Indian Ocean Dipole. Indian Monsoons |ITCZ|Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone Indian Monsoons Mechanism|Jet Stream Theory Indian Monsoons – Easterly Jet|Tibet|Somali Jet <-- You are Here … [Read more...]

Indian Monsoon Mechanism – Jet Stream Theory. Role of Sub-Tropical Jet Stream (STJ). Why no south-west monsoons during winter? Why no south-west monsoons in March – May (summer)? Indian Monsoons |ITCZ|Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone Indian Monsoons Mechanism|Jet Stream Theory <-- You are Here Indian Monsoons – Easterly Jet|Tibet|Somali Jet Indian Monsoons – … [Read more...]

Indian Monsoons – Factors responsible for south-west monsoon and north-east monsoon formation. Mechanism of Indian Monsoons. Indian Monsoons – ITCZ [Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone]. Indian Monsoons |ITCZ|Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone <-- You are Here Indian Monsoons Mechanism|Jet Stream Theory Indian Monsoons – Easterly Jet|Tibet|Somali Jet Indian Monsoons – … [Read more...]

West Flowing Rivers of The Peninsular India The west flowing rivers of the Peninsular India are fewer and smaller as compared to their east flowing counterparts. The two major west flowing rivers are the Narmada and the Tapi. This exceptional behavior is because these rivers didn’t form valleys and instead they flow through faults (linear rift, rift valley, trough) … [Read more...]

Cauvery River The Kaveri (Cauvery) is designated as the ‘Dakshina Ganga’ or ‘the Ganga of the South’. The Cauvery River rises at an elevation of 1,341 m at Talakaveri on the Brahmagiri range near Cherangala village of Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka. The total length of the river from origin to outfall is 800 km. The Cauvery basin extends over states of … [Read more...]

East Flowing Peninsular Rivers Mahanadi River Godavari River Krishna River Kaveri (Cauvery) River Pennar River Subarnarekha River Brahamani River Sarada River Ponnaiyar River Vaigai River Mahanadi River The Mahanadi basin extends over states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and comparatively smaller portions of Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Madhya … [Read more...]

Peninsular River System or Peninsular Drainage Peninsula rivers are much older than the Himalayan rivers {Discordant}. The peninsular drainage is mainly Concordant except for few rivers in the upper peninsular region. They are non-perennial rivers with a maximum discharge in the rainy season. The peninsular rivers have reached mature stage {Fluvial Landforms} and … [Read more...]

Ganga River System All Pics from Wikipedia River Source Bhagirathi (Ganga) Gangotri glacier Yamuna Yamnotri glacier on the Bandarpunch Peak Chambal Janapao Hills in the Vindhya Range Banas Aravali Range Betwa Bhopal district Ken Barner Range Son Amarkantak Plateau Damodar (‘Sorrow of Bengal’) Chotanagpur … [Read more...]