The fractal geometry of winter monsoon clouds over the Indian region

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  • N. JAYANTHI
  • AKHILESH GUPTA
  • A. MARY SELVAM

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https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v41i4.2787

Abstract

The fractal dimension of winter monsoon (October-: December) clouds over the Indian region during the 3 years 1985 to 1987 were determined from INSAT-I B cloud pictures using Lovejoy’s (1982) relationship P ~ÖAD  where , P, A and D are respectively the perimeter, area and the fractal dimension of the cloud.

 

            The cloud study clearly indicates self-similar fractal structure to clouds of all sizes up to .the available maximum areal extent of about 5 x 106 sq km. The mean value of the fractal dimension of cloud perimeter is found to be equal to 1.30.

 

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01-10-1990

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N. . JAYANTHI, A. . GUPTA, and A. M. . SELVAM, “The fractal geometry of winter monsoon clouds over the Indian region”, MAUSAM, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 69–72, Oct. 1990.

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