Open AccessThe effect of vertical wind structure on some Aspects of convective activity at Bombay
Author(s) -
N. Srinivasa Rao,
M.V. Dekate
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v22i1.3983
Subject(s) - convection , monsoon , climatology , meteorology , atmospheric instability , tropical cyclone , atmospheric sciences , convective instability , geography , environmental science , geology , wind speed
The convective activity along the west coast of India in the southwest monsoon season has some characteristic features, the reasons for which could not be given earlier. The observed features of convective weather over Bombay in this season show that they do not fall into the general pattern found in other areas of the tropics. A study of the thermodynamic conditions reveal that these features cannot be explained in terms of the observed instability. On the other hand, these features could be explained in terms of the environmental wind field.