Unusually early and heavy snowfall over the Punjab Himalayas - A case study

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  • R. K. DATTA Meteorological office, New Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v17i1.5706

Abstract

The Lahaul and Spiti valley in the Punjab Himalayas experienced a spell of severe snowfall in the third week of September 1962. This was unusually early for the area. The synoptic features which led to this  situation have been described in this paper.

 

The interesting point revealed in the present study is that the cold air outbreak from an anticyclone moving east and southwest from Ukrainian area in synchronization with the recurvature of the monsoon depression was the main cause of the snowstorm.

 

            The probable influence of the Urals has also been indicated.

 

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03-01-1966

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R. K. DATTA, “Unusually early and heavy snowfall over the Punjab Himalayas - A case study”, MAUSAM, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 49–56, Jan. 1966.

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (1966): MAUSAM

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Research Papers

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