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A study on north-east monsoon rainfall over India

MEDHA KHOLE, U. S. DE

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The North-East (NE) monsoon is one of the important components of Indian climate system. The aerial extent of NE monsoon generally extends over south-eastern peninsular India. The following five meteorological sub-divisions of India viz. coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, south interior Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu receive significant amount of rainfall during the NE monsoon. In the present study, using a long period data series 1875-1997, the variability of NE monsoon rainfall over south-eastern peninsula and whole India, is studied. The association of NE monsoon rainfall with El-Nino and La-Nina years is also analysed. It is observed that, the NE monsoon rainfall, over the south-eastern peninsular India is higher (lower) than normal, during El-Nino (La-Nina) years. Also, the probability of NE monsoon rainfall over this region being excess or normal during El-Nino years is very high, 0.93.

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The North-East (NE) monsoon is one of the important components of Indian climate system. The aerial extent of NE monsoon generally extends over south-eastern peninsular India. The following five meteorological sub-divisions of India viz. coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, south interior Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu receive significant amount of rainfall during the NE monsoon. In the present study, using a long period data series 1875-1997, the variability of NE monsoon rainfall over south-eastern peninsula and whole India, is studied. The association of NE monsoon rainfall with El-Nino and La-Nina years is also analysed. It is observed that, the NE monsoon rainfall, over the south-eastern peninsular India is higher (lower) than normal, during El-Nino (La-Nina) years. Also, the probability of NE monsoon rainfall over this region being excess or normal during El-Nino years is very high, 0.93.

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The North-East (NE) monsoon is one of the important components of Indian climate system. The aerial extent of NE monsoon generally extends over south-eastern peninsular India. The following five meteorological sub-divisions of India viz. coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, south interior Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu receive significant amount of rainfall during the NE monsoon. In the present study, using a long period data series 1875-1997, the variability of NE monsoon rainfall over south-eastern peninsula and whole India, is studied. The association of NE monsoon rainfall with El-Nino and La-Nina years is also analysed. It is observed that, the NE monsoon rainfall, over the south-eastern peninsular India is higher (lower) than normal, during El-Nino (La-Nina) years. Also, the probability of NE monsoon rainfall over this region being excess or normal during El-Nino years is very high, 0.93.

Key concepts: Monsoon, La Niña, Climatology, Tamil, Peninsula, Geography, Geology, El Niño Southern Oscillation

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