Category Archives: Monsoons

Forecasting the Indian monsoon

Posted on 23 October, 2017 by Stephen Burt

By Arathy Menon The South Asian monsoon, which brings rainfall to India and the neighbouring countries during the boreal summer season, is a major atmospheric circulation system. India receives more than 80% of its annual rainfall during the monsoon season, generally … Continue reading →

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Without the Tibetan Plateau, what would happen to the Asian summer monsoons?

Posted on 9 October, 2017 by Stephen Burt

By Mike Wong The Tibetan Plateau is the highest and most extensive plateau in the world, with an average elevation exceeding 4000 metres and stretching over 2.5 million square kilometres. While it is often called the ‘rooftop of the world’, … Continue reading →

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BoBBLE: Air-sea interactions and intraseasonal oscillations in the Bay of Bengal

Posted on 31 July, 2017 by Stephen Burt

By Simon Peatman The Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) is one of the most significant features of the tropical climate. The heavy rain it brings during boreal summer provides around 80% of the annual precipitation over much of India with over 1 … Continue reading →

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Water vapour transport by tropical cyclones over East Asia

Posted on 24 April, 2017 by Stephen Burt

By Liang Guo When talking about tropical cyclones (TCs), people tend to think about gusty winds and heavy rain. These weather phenomena impress us due to the immense impacts on our surroundings. However, these weather phenomena are short-lived. Most TCs … Continue reading →

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Flying through the Indian monsoon

Posted on 28 November, 2016 by Stephen Burt

By Andy Turner Forecasting the monsoon in India continues to be a challenge for scientists, both for the season ahead and long into the future, the monsoon being vital for 80% of the country’s annual rainfall and securing the food … Continue reading →

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Energy flows, rainfall patterns and climate

Posted on 11 April, 2016 by Stephen Burt

By Richard Allan The subtle differences in the way heat is distributed between the northern and southern hemispheres, either side of the equator, are important in determining global rainfall patterns and climate. Over many tens of thousands of years, periodic … Continue reading →

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How do emissions in Abidjan affect the price of chocolate in the UK?

Posted on 14 March, 2016 by Stephen Burt

By Peter Hill The majority of the cocoa beans required to supply the world’s ever increasing demand for chocolate come from southern West Africa. Unfortunately, the volume produced, and consequently the cost of cocoa beans, is heavily dependent on the … Continue reading →

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Climate change and the Indian monsoon: another emissions problem

Posted on 29 June, 2015 by Stephen Burt

By Andy Turner I wrote a year or so ago about the forecast for the (then) forthcoming summer monsoon season. India was worried about the possible effect of a predicted El Niño on the rainfall total; El Niño is normally associated … Continue reading →

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Indian Monsoon 2014 – A brief summary

Posted on 1 December, 2014 by Stephen Burt

By Charlie Williams Research in the Department is currently focusing on various aspects of the Indian summer monsoon, including (but not limited to) onset and withdrawal dates, active and break cycles, interannual variability and how land surface processes (such as … Continue reading →

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As monsoon season approaches, a billion people await the seasonal forecast

Posted on 28 April, 2014 by Stephen Burt

By Dr Andy Turner As spring continues towards summer, a sense of foreboding and expectation builds – what will the monsoon bring to India this year? The Asian monsoon is one of the most dramatic expressions of the seasonal cycle … Continue reading →

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