EMPIRIACAL STUDY ON NIMBUS-7 SNOW MASS AND INDIAN SUMMER MONSOON RAINFALL

✍ Scribed by KRIPALANI, R. H.; SINGH, S. V.; VERNEKAR, A. D.; THAPLIYAL, V.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 808 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0899-8418
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0088(199601)16:1<23::aid-joc988>3.0.co;2-j

✦ Synopsis

In this study the relationship between Nimbus-7 snow mass and Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR) for the period 1979-1987 is examined. Results reveal that the January snow mass over two regions of the former USSR-one located north-east of Moscow and the other lying between Mongolia and Siberia-shows a high inverse relationship with subsequent ISMR. However, the snow cover over Eurasia for the month of April shows a significant relation with ISMR. Implications of these connections in long-range forecasting of ISMR are also examined.