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    Variability of Monsoon Inversion over the Arabian Sea and its Impact on Rainfall

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    Authors
    Dwivedi, Sanjeev cc
    Vijaya Kumari, K. cc
    Ratnam, M. Venkat
    Dasari, Hari Prasad cc
    Langodan, Sabique cc
    Akhil Raj, S. T.
    Hoteit, Ibrahim cc
    KAUST Department
    Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
    Earth Fluid Modeling and Prediction Group
    Earth Science and Engineering Program
    Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
    Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)
    Date
    2020-10-27
    Embargo End Date
    2021-10-17
    Submitted Date
    2019-09-19
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    Abstract
    This work investigates the spatial and temporal variability of the monsoon inversion (MI) over the Arabian Sea for the study of 37-years period (1980–2016) using MERRA version2 (MERRA2) reanalysis and downscaled simulations generated with the Weather and Research Forecasting (WRF) model. After validating the downscaled products with the observations from four radiosonde stations (Salalah, Mumbai, Goa and Mangalore), we analysed the variability of MI from diurnal to seasonal scales. The diurnal evolution of the MI suggests that radiative cooling over the Arabian Peninsula at night, together with the onset of boundary layer jets along the coast of Oman, play an important role in amplifying the intensity and spatial extent of the MI during night and into the early morning hours. A seasonal analysis of the simulated winds and MI reveals that WRF reproduced the monsoon characteristics as observed in MERRA2 reanalysis, including the spatial and vertical orientations of the MI. The downscaled winds are slightly overestimated (by 1–2 m⋅s−1) over the Arabian Sea, which resulted in an increased simulated wind shear over the western Arabian Sea, ultimately manifested in the form of an enhanced MI. We further investigated the variability of the lower tropospheric wind speed and associated changes in MI over the 37-year period. This reveals a significant decreasing trend during the summer monsoon over the western Arabian Sea. We argue that this led to a decreasing trend in the lower tropospheric wind shear and advection of temperature and hence, reduced the frequency of occurrence of the MI (shown in graphical abstract).
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    Dwivedi, S., Yesubabu, V., Ratnam, M. V., Dasari, H. P., Langodan, S., Akhil Raj, S. T., & Hoteit, I. (2020). Variability of Monsoon Inversion over the Arabian Sea and its Impact on Rainfall. International Journal of Climatology. doi:10.1002/joc.6896
    Sponsors
    Dr S. Dwivedi acknowledges the funding provided by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India for through grant number PDF/2016/003854. Dr. Hariprasad Dasari and Sabique Langodan acknowledge funding from Saudi Arabian Companies, Saudi Arabia. The research made use of the Supercomputing facility “SHAHEEN” at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia.
    Publisher
    Wiley
    Journal
    International Journal of Climatology
    DOI
    10.1002/joc.6896
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    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/joc.6896
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    10.1002/joc.6896
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    Articles; Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division; Red Sea Research Center (RSRC); Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division; Earth Science and Engineering Program

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