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Active, weak and break spells in the Indian summer monsoon

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Active weak and break phases of the Indian summer monsoon for the period 1958–2002 are studied using ERA-40 data. The criteria for identifying the break are proposed and tested using the 850 hPa level horizontal wind shear. Independent datasets such as All-India Rainfall, NOAA Outgoing Long-wave Radiation and CMAP rainfall datasets are used for the verification of the proposed criteria.

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  1. Disaster Preventive Research Institute, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, Japan

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Prasad, V., Hayashi, T. Active, weak and break spells in the Indian summer monsoon. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys. 95, 53–61 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-006-0197-4

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