Analysis of large-scale conditions associated with convection over the Indian monsoon region

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 797-821

  Roy Bhowmik, S K ^a   Sen Roy, Soma ^a   Kundu, P K ^b  

^a INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (India)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CAPE; CINE; Convection; Monsoon and tropical atmosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RAIN; VORTICITY;

CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY; CONVECTIVE INHIBITION ENERGY; CONVECTIVE RAINFALL;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; MONSOON; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; RAINFALL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMICS; VORTICITY;

ASIA; DELHI; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 44449166084     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1567     Document Type: Article

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