A re-examination of ENSO/ anti-ENSO events and simultaneous performance of the Indian summer monsoon

Authors

  • J. CHATTOPADHYAY
  • R. BHATLA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v47i1.3686

Keywords:

ENSO, SOI, El-Nina, Anomaly, SST, Monsoon rainfall, Drought, Teleconnection

Abstract

The relationship between ENSO/anti-ENSO events in the Pacific basin and simultaneous all India monsoon has been re-examined for the period 1901-1990 using Southern Oscillation Index (SOI). The result shows that there is fairly strong association between ENSO events and dry monsoon years. There exists a weak teleconnection between anti-ENSO events and wet monsoon indicating that anti-ENSO events have only a moderate impact on the Indian monsoon rainfall. Developing ENSO (anti-ENSO) episodes during the monsoon season indicates non-occurrence of simultaneous floods (droughts) with a very high degree of confidence 70 (50) percent of the droughts (floods) during the above period have occurred during ENSO (anti-ENSO) events indicating that extreme monsoon activities in the form of droughts (floods) might be important factors for the occurrence of simultaneous ENSO/anti-ENSO events.

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Published

01-01-1996

How to Cite

[1]
J. CHATTOPADHYAY and R. . BHATLA, “A re-examination of ENSO/ anti-ENSO events and simultaneous performance of the Indian summer monsoon”, MAUSAM, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 59–66, Jan. 1996.

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