Clouding over the Arabian Sea and the synoptic situation over India during monsoon

Authors

  • A. K. MUKHERJEE
  • G. GURUNADHAM
  • K. P. PADMANABHAM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v29i1.2866

Keywords:

Clouding, synoptic situation, stratocumulus cloud

Abstract

Satellite cloud pictures for the period 1971-75 were analysed to examine the coverage and type of the clouding over the Arabian Sea m relation to two main synoptic features of the monsoon season, namely, (I) Break m monsoon, and (2) Movement of monsoon depressions. It is found that whenever breaks appear and the monsoon trough goes to the foot of the Himalayas, Arabian Sea north of Lat. 15°N is covered with stratocumulus , cloudiness. With the revival of the monsoon, these cloud lines decrease. This situation continues when the monsoon depressions fond and move westwards till they come to Long. 80°E. When the monsoon depressions move further either to the west of Long. 80 E or to the north of Lat. 25~N the stratocumulus cloud lines increase over the Arabian Sea.

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Published

01-01-1978

How to Cite

[1]
A. K. . MUKHERJEE, G. . GURUNADHAM, and K. P. . PADMANABHAM, “Clouding over the Arabian Sea and the synoptic situation over India during monsoon”, MAUSAM, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 118–124, Jan. 1978.

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