On the decreasing trend of the number of monsoon depressions in the Bay of Bengal

This study unravels the physical link between the weakening of the monsoon circulation and the decreasing trend in the frequency of monsoon depressions over the Bay of Bengal. Based on the analysis of the terms of Genesis Potential Index, an empirical index to quantify the relative contribution of l...

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Main Authors: S Vishnu, P A Francis, S S C Shenoi, S S V S Ramakrishna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/1/014011