The vertical currents in a thundercloud over Gauhati on 20 March 1966

Authors

  • ASHIMK GHOSH
  • JS DAY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v18i1.4400

Abstract

The evening radiosonde balloon of 20 March 1966 at Gauhati, entered a thundercloud which gave hail, was under the influence of a strong downdraft for about 8.5 minutes. The maximum downdraft was found to be 17 m/sec. From the dimension of hail, the magnitude of the updraft has also been computed and found to be 15.3 m/sec, The detailed synoptic situation of the day has also been given.

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01-01-1967

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A. GHOSH and J. DAY, “The vertical currents in a thundercloud over Gauhati on 20 March 1966”, MAUSAM, vol. 18, no. 1, Jan. 1967.

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (1967): Mausam

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Shorter Contribution

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