Sea-breeze-initiated rainfall over the east coast of India during the Indian southwest monsoon

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作者：

Matthew Simpson

Hari Warrior

Sethu Raman

P. A. Aswathanarayana

U. C. Mohanty

R. Suresh

机构：

[1] North Carolina State University,Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences

[2] Indian Institute of Technology,undefined

[3] Indian Institute of Technology,undefined

[4] Indian Institute of Technology,undefined

[5] India Meteorological Department,undefined

[6] Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,undefined

来源：

Natural Hazards | 2007年 / 42卷

关键词：

Sea breeze; Monsoon; Mesoscale circulation;

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摘要：

Sea-breeze-initiated convection and precipitation have been investigated along the east coast of India during the Indian southwest monsoon season. Sea-breeze circulation was observed on approximately 70–80% of days during the summer months (June–August) along the Chennai coast. Average sea-breeze wind speeds are greater at rural locations than in the urban region of Chennai. Sea-breeze circulation was shown to be the dominant mechanism initiating rainfall during the Indian southwest monsoon season. Approximately 80% of the total rainfall observed during the southwest monsoon over Chennai is directly related to convection initiated by sea-breeze circulation.

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页码：401 / 413

页数：12