Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

On the Influence of QBO over North Indian Ocean Storm and Depression Tracks

  • Published:
Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

 In this paper the modulation of storm and depression tracks over North Indian Ocean by the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) of zonal winds in the equatorial stratosphere is discussed for the period 1953–1991. It was observed that during post monsoon season the storms and depressions of Bay of Bengal were mostly confined to south of 17° N and move in west/North-westward direction during easterly phase of QBO. However during the westerly phase no such similar type influence of QBO on the system tracks was observed. Also such type of QBO-System tracks association was not observed during pre-monsoon season.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. India Meteorological Department, Shivajinagar Pune, India, , , , , , IN

    S. Balachandran & P. Guhathakurta

Authors
  1. S. Balachandran
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. P. Guhathakurta
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Received February 6, 1998 Revised January 20, 1999

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Balachandran, S., Guhathakurta, P. On the Influence of QBO over North Indian Ocean Storm and Depression Tracks. Meteorol Atmos Phys 70, 111–118 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007030050028

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007030050028

Keywords

Search

Navigation