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dc.contributor.authorSadhuram, Y.
dc.contributor.authorManeesha, K.
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-02T11:47:24Z
dc.date.available2016-12-02T11:47:24Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Earth System Science, vol.125(7); 2016; 1473-1479
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/5049
dc.description.abstractIn this study, an attempt has been made to examine the relationship between summer monsoon rainfall (June-September) and the total number of depressions, cyclones and severe cyclones (TNDC) over Bay of Bengal during the post-monsoon (October-December) season. The seasonal rainfall of the subdivisions (located in south India) (referred as rainfall index - RI), is positively and significantly correlated(r = 0.59; significant at >99% level) with the TNDC during the period, 1984-2013. By using the first differences (current season minus previous season), the correlations are enhanced and a remarkably high correlation of 0.87 is observed between TNDC and RI for the recent period, 1993-2013. The average seasonalgenesis potential parameter (GPP) showed a very high correlation of 0.84 with the TNDC. A very high correlation of 0.83 is observed between GPP and RI for the period, 1993-2013. The relative vorticity and mid-tropospheric relative humidity are found to be the dominant terms in GPP. The GPP was 3.5 times higher in above (below) normal RI in which TNDC was 4 (2). It is inferred that RI is playing a keyrole in TNDC by modulating the environmental conditions (low level vorticity and relative humidity) over Bay of Bengal during post-monsoon season which could be seen from the very high correlation of 0.87 (which explains 76% variability in TNDC). For the first time, we show that RI is a precursor for the TNDC over Bay of Bengal during post-monsoon season. Strong westerlies after the SW monsoon seasontransport moisture over the subdivisions towards Bay of Bengal due to cyclonic circulation. This circulation favours upward motion and hence transport moisture vertically to mid-troposphere which causes convective instability and this in turn favour more number of TNDC, under above-normal RI year
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIndian Academy of Sciences
dc.rightsCopyright [2016]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectMeteorology and climatology
dc.subjectMeteorology and climatology
dc.subjectMeteorology and climatology
dc.subjectOceanography and limnology
dc.titleRelationship between summer monsoon rainfall and cyclogenesis over Bay of Bengal during post-monsoon (October-December) season
dc.typeJournal Article


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