Open AccessEFFECT OF WESTWARD MOVING CLOUD ORGANISATIONS IN WEST AND NEAR EQUATORIAL PACIFIC OCEAN ON THE MONSOON RAINFALL OF INDIA
Author(s) -
A. M. Wasantha Lal,
R. Sundar
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v45i4.2501
Subject(s) - geostationary orbit , monsoon , climatology , meteorological satellite , pacific ocean , cloud computing , meteorology , oceanography , satellite , environmental science , geology , geography , political science , aerospace engineering , law , engineering
Th en: are various synoptic s)')leDls which affect the rainfall over India during southwest mansoonseason directly or indirectly. AJ'110 J12 them. one subject of interest is the westward movina cloud pulses over th eequatorial wt'sl Pacific region. An attempt h as been made to connect the satellite c10uJ pulses in the eq ua torial westPacific. ns seen in the INSAT· I geostationary satellite imageries. with the rai nfall of selected meteorological subqh·i~ on~ o f Ind ia v.tlkh an: seemingly affected by Ih ~'~ pulses.