Influence of monsoon low pressure systems on South Asian disasters and implications for disaster prediction
Abstract Transient atmospheric vortices called monsoon low pressure systems (LPS) generate a large fraction of total rainfall over South Asia and often produce extreme precipitation. Here, we assess the influence of these storms on the occurrence of disasters, using information from the Emergency Ev...
Main Authors: | D. L. Suhas, Nandini Ramesh, Ram M. Kripa, William R. Boos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-05-01
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Series: | npj Climate and Atmospheric Science |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00376-5 |
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