Open AccessSODAR STUDIES OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BOUNDARY LAYER AT JODHPUR (INDIA)
Author(s) -
S. P. Singal,
B. Gera,
V. K. Ojha
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v44i1.3735
Subject(s) - sodar , monsoon , inversion (geology) , meteorology , geology , planetary boundary layer , trough (economics) , climatology , monsoon trough , environmental science , remote sensing , atmospheric sciences , geography , seismology , macroeconomics , turbulence , economics , tectonics
A monostatic sodar was set up at Jodhpur, the extreme end of the monsoon trot*, to study the thermal boundary layer up to a height of 700 m. This effort was a part of the co-ordinated multi institutional project to study the monsoon dynamics. The usual structures of thermal plumes, ground based stable layers, elevated/multi- layers with or without undulations and dot echoes were seen. However, erosion of the inversion layer normally observed in the morning in the form of a rising layer over land areas was absent all through the period of observation from June to August 1990. In the paper, a study of the observed data in relation to the rainfall activity has been made. A preliminary examination shows that sodar structures may provide addi• tional information, not available normally through the conventional meteorological tools.