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A Modelling Study in Mountain Meteorology - Impact of Western Ghats Orography On the Weather and Climate of South India

English · Paperback / Softback

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There are very few studies conducted to understand the impact of a tropical mountain on the weather and climate of a region with an integrated approach. The main difficulties in these type of studies are the lack of insitu observations over the inhospitable terrain and also maintaining an obseravational platform in different terrain of the study area. The solution to this problem can be tackled to a great extent by the use of a meso-scale model. In this study, with the help of a Meso-scale model MM5, the data has been generated for 17 years with a resolution of 10 kms and also the orography over the area has been modified to pin point the impact of the mountain. Palghat Gap, the major geological discontinuity of the Western Ghats over the Southern Peninsular Region of India has been given a special attention in this study. Thus this study reveled some of the specific phenomena created by mountain and its impact to the local climate of the region.

About the author

Venu G. Nair has taken his M.Sc degree in Meteorology from Andhra University and M.Tech.& Ph.D degree in Atmospheric Science from CUSAT. He worked in the field of Air pollution, Monsoon & Mountain Meteorology and currently working as a Research Associate in the field of Monsoon modeling studies at CUSAT.

Product details

Authors Ven G Nair, Venu G. Nair, Venu G.Nair, K Mohanakumar, K. Mohanakumar
Publisher VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 14.05.2010
 
EAN 9783639151091
ISBN 978-3-639-15109-1
No. of pages 320
Dimensions 150 mm x 220 mm x 19 mm
Weight 501 g
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences

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