Statistical analysis of the position of the monsoon trough

Rajakumar, G and Narasimhan, R (1996) Statistical analysis of the position of the monsoon trough. In: Proceedings of The Indian Academy of Sciences-Earth And Planetary Sciences, 105 (03). pp. 343-355.

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Abstract

Using surface charts at 0330GMT, the movement df the monsoon trough during the months June to September 1990 al two fixed longitudes, namely 79 degrees E and 85 degrees E, is studied. The probability distribution of trough position shows that the median, mean and mode occur at progressively more northern latitudes, especially at 85 degrees E, with a pronounced mode that is close to the northern-most limit reached by the trough. A spectral analysis of the fluctuating latitudinal position of the trough is carried out using FFT and the Maximum Entropy Method (MEM). Both methods show significant peaks around 7.5 and 2.6 days, and a less significant one around 40-50 days. The two peaks at the shorter period are more prominent at the eastern longitude. MEM shows an additional peak around 15 days. A study of the weather systems that occurred during the season shows them to have a duration around 3 days and an interval between systems of around 9 days, suggesting a possible correlation with the dominant short periods observed in the spectrum of trough position.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Proceedings of The Indian Academy of Sciences-Earth And Planetary Sciences
Publisher:	Springer India, in co-publication with Indian Academy of Sciences
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Indian Academy Sciences and Springer.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
Date Deposited:	09 Dec 2009 09:25
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:27
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/19234

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