Open AccessWinds at Tiruchirapalli airfield and neighbourhood
Author(s) -
P. JAGANNATHAN
Publication year - 1953
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v4i3.4820
Subject(s) - neighbourhood (mathematics) , meteorology , sea breeze , climatology , prevailing winds , variation (astronomy) , diurnal temperature variation , wind speed , wind direction , geography , environmental science , geology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , physics , astrophysics
An examination of the hourly observations made at the Tiruchirapalli airfield during the years 1945-46 and those made at the Tiruchirapalli cantonment during May 1943 to November 1944 has been made and discussed in this note. It has been found that the variation of wind during the course of the day as well as during the different seasons are well marked. The diurnal variation has been subjected to harmonic analysis and the characteristic feature in the different seasons have been discussed. The predominant directions of wind during the different seasons, as well as the frequency of winds from different directions have also been given. A preliminary examination in regard to the incursion of sea breeze at Tiruchirapalli has also been made.