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Sea-breeze-initiated rainfall over the east coast of India during the Indian southwest monsoon |
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| Authors: | Matthew Simpson Hari Warrior Sethu Raman P A Aswathanarayana U C Mohanty R Suresh |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208, USA;(2) Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India;(3) Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India;(4) Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India;(5) India Meteorological Department, Chennai, India;(6) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, L103, Livermore, CA 94551-0808, USA |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Sea breeze Monsoon Mesoscale circulation |
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