Open AccessA study of active monsoon over India using satellite radiation data
Author(s) -
V. Srinivasan
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v22i3.4946
Subject(s) - monsoon , climatology , peninsula , monsoon of south asia , satellite , cloud cover , troposphere , meteorology , environmental science , geology , geography , atmospheric sciences , cloud computing , archaeology , aerospace engineering , computer science , engineering , operating system
Tiros VH radiation data in the 8-12 micron channel for the period 5-8 July 1963 has been analysed. This was a period of good monsoon activity in the Peninsula and central India, The I.R. analysis is compared with surface synoptic and upper air charts. The results indicate that the general height of tops of monsoon clouds is about 7.8 km and these clouds presumably do not extend much into the upper tropospheric easterlies. However, in the areas of localised heavy monsoon activity. the clouds extend at least as high as 12 km. The average size of such thick cloud clusters is of the order of 3 to 5 degrees of Lat/Long, across and !n some cases even more.