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South Asian summer monsoon : processes, prediction, and societal impacts/ by Madhavan Nair Rajeevan, Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay, Arindam Chakraborty

By: Material type: TextTextProducer: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2025Description: 347 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780443239458 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.51840954 RAJ 23 022974
LOC classification:
  • QC939.M7 H35
Contents:
1. Introduction and Global Perspective2. Mean Monsoon Circulation3. Monsoon Onset and Withdrawal4. Semi-Permanent and Synoptic Systems5. Monsoon Circulation and Rainfall variability6. Impact of Climate Change on South Asian Monsoon7. Skill of numerical weather prediction8. Seasonal and Decadal Predictions9. Sectoral application of monsoon forecasts10. Summary and Future Prospects
Summary: South Asian Summer Monsoon: Processes, Prediction, and Societal Impacts provides a stronger understanding of the monsoon environment and new information on the structure and dynamics of monsoon weather systems, onset and withdrawal processes, South Asian monsoon variability at all time scales, from Diurnal to multi-decadal, and human influence on the changing monsoon climate. Readers will also find updates on the present status and capability of short-to-medium range, extended-range, and seasonal monsoon prediction methods. Finally, the book's authors discuss the role of monsoon forecasts for sectoral applications in agriculture, water resources, drought and flood management, disaster management, public health, and energy
List(s) this item appears in: New Collections - May 2025
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 551.51840954 RAJ 022974 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 022974

Bibliography: p. 57-72.

1. Introduction and Global Perspective2. Mean Monsoon Circulation3. Monsoon Onset and Withdrawal4. Semi-Permanent and Synoptic Systems5. Monsoon Circulation and Rainfall variability6. Impact of Climate Change on South Asian Monsoon7. Skill of numerical weather prediction8. Seasonal and Decadal Predictions9. Sectoral application of monsoon forecasts10. Summary and Future Prospects

South Asian Summer Monsoon: Processes, Prediction, and Societal Impacts provides a stronger understanding of the monsoon environment and new information on the structure and dynamics of monsoon weather systems, onset and withdrawal processes, South Asian monsoon variability at all time scales, from Diurnal to multi-decadal, and human influence on the changing monsoon climate. Readers will also find updates on the present status and capability of short-to-medium range, extended-range, and seasonal monsoon prediction methods. Finally, the book's authors discuss the role of monsoon forecasts for sectoral applications in agriculture, water resources, drought and flood management, disaster management, public health, and energy

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