Atmospheric and Oceanic Mesoscale Processes

Edited byMaithili SharanSethu Raman

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Maithili Sharan Sethu RamanProfessor, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences Professor, Department of Marine, Earth, andIndian Institute of Technology Delhi Atmospheric SciencesHauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 North Carolina State UniversityIndia Raleigh, North Carolina 27695mathilis@cas.iitd.ernet.in USA sraman@ncsu.edu

Contents

1423 Atmospheric and Oceanic Mesoscale Processes: PrefaceM. Sharan, S. Raman

A. Tropical Cyclone

1429 Addressing Hurricane Intensity through Angular Momentum and ScaleEnergetics ApproachesT. N. Krishnamurti, L. Stefanova, L. Watson, S. Pattnaik

1443 On the Prediction of Tropical Cyclones over the Indian Region Using aSynthetic Vortex Scheme in a Mesoscale ModelS. Sandeep, A. Chandrasekar, S. K. Dash

1465 Numerical Simulation of Andhra Severe Cyclone (2003): Model Sensitivity tothe Boundary Layer and Convection ParameterizationC. V. Srinivas, R. Venkatesan, D. V. Bhaskar Rao, D. H. Prasad

B. Mesoscale Variability and Modelling

1491 Impact of Doppler Radar Wind in Simulating the Intensity and Propagationof Rainbands Associated withMesoscale Convective Complexes UsingMM5-3DVAR SystemS. Abhilash, S. Das, S. R. Kalsi, M. Das Gupta, K. Mohankumar, J. P. George,S. K. Banerjee, S. B. Thampi, D. Pradhan

1511 Observation of Sea Breeze Front and its Induced Convection over Chennai inSouthern Peninsular India Using Doppler Weather RadarR. Suresh

1527 Variability of Convective Activity over the North Indian Ocean and itsAssociations with Monsoon Rainfall over IndiaD. R. Pattanaik

1547 Sensitivity of Mesoscale Surface Dynamics to Surface Soil and VegetationContrasts over the Carolina SandhillsR. Boyles, S. Raman, A. Sims

1577 The Assimilation of GPS Radio Occultation Data and its Impact on RainfallPrediction along the West Coast of India during Monsoon 2002C.-Y. Huang, Y.-H. Kuo, S.-Y. Chen, A. S. K. A. V. Prasad Rao, C.-J. Wang

1593 An Experiment Using the High Resolution Eta and WRFModels to ForecastHeavy Precipitation over IndiaY. V. Rama Rao, H. R. Hatwar, A. Kamal Salah, Y. Sudhakar

1617 Sensitivity of Mesoscale Model Forecast during a Satellite Launch toDifferent Cumulus Parameterization Schemes in MM5V. Rakesh, R. Singh, P. K. Pal, P. C. Joshi

C. Seasonal Monsoon

1641 Experimental Seasonal Forecast ofMonsoon 2005 Using T170L42 AGCM onPARAM PadmaJ. Venkata Ratnam, D. R. Sikka, A. Kaginalkar, A. Kesarkar, N. Jyothi,S. K. Banerjee

1667 Sensitivity of IndianMonsoon to Entrainment and Detrainment inMass FluxSchemesS. K. Deb, H. C. Upadhyaya, O. P. Sharma, J. Y. Grandpeix

1683 An Objective Approach for Prediction of Daily Summer Monsoon Rainfallover Orissa (India) due to Interaction of Mesoscale and Large-scale SynopticSystemsM. Mohapatra, U. C. Mohanty

1699 Interactive Aspects of the Indian and the African Summer Monsoon SystemsP. Sanjeeva Rao, D. R. Sikka

1717 The Preferred Structure of the Interannual Indian Monsoon VariabilityD. M. Straus, V. Krishnamurthy

1733 Wintertime Seasonal Scale Simulation over Western Himalaya UsingRegCM3A. P. Dimri, A. Ganju

1747 A Seasonal Statistical Evaluation of COAMPS over the Arabian Gulf RegionR. E. Eager, S. Raman, T. R. Holt, D. Westphal, J. Reid, J. Nachamkin,M. Liu, A. Al Mandoos

1765 Influence of Pacific on Southern Indian Ocean Rossby WavesB. H. Vaid, C. Gnanaseelan, P. S. Polito, P. S. Salvekar

D. Land Surface Processes

1789 A Simple Reclassification Method for Correcting Uncertainty in Land Use/Land Cover Data Sets Used with Land Surface ModelsJ. G. Alfieri, D. Niyogi, M. A. LeMone, F. Chen, S. Fall

1811 Analysis of Weak Wind Stable Conditions from the Observations of the LandSurface Processes Experiment at Anand in IndiaAditi and Maithili Sharan

1839 Simulation of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Characteristics during IndianSummer Monsoon Using Observations from Monsoon trough BoundaryLayer Experiment at Jodhpur, IndiaT. V. B. P. S. Rama Krishna, M. Sharan

1861 Evolutionary Features ofMarine Atmospheric Boundary Layer (MABL) overthe Arabian Sea and the Onset ofMonsoon over Kerala during ARMEX-2003S. G. Nagar, A. R. Dhakate, P. Seetaramayya

3764384921Atmospheric and OceanicMesoscale ProcessesContentsPrefaceA. Tropical CycloneAddressing Hurricane Intensity through Angular Momentum and ScaleEnergetics ApproachesOn the Prediction of Tropical Cyclones over the Indian Region Using aSynthetic Vortex Scheme in a Mesoscale ModelNumerical Simulation of Andhra Severe Cyclone (2003):Model Sensitivity tothe Boundary Layer and Convection Parameterization

B. Mesoscale Variability and ModellingImpact of Doppler Radar Wind in Simulating the Intensity and Propagationof Rainbands Associated withMesoscale Convective Complexes Using MM5-3DVAR SystemObservation of Sea Breeze Front and its Induced Convection over Chennai inSouthern Peninsular India Using Doppler Weather RadarVariability of Convective Activity over the North Indian Ocean and itsAssociations with Monsoon Rainfall over IndiaSensitivity of Mesoscale Surface Dynamics to Surface Soil and VegetationContrasts over the Carolina SandhillsThe Assimilation of GPS Radio Occultation Data and its Impact on RainfallPrediction along the West Coast of India during Monsoon 2002An Experiment Using the High Resolution Eta and WRF Models to ForecastHeavy Precipitation over IndiaSensitivity of Mesoscale Model Forecast during a Satellite Launch toDifferent Cumulus Parameterization Schemes in MM5

C. Seasonal MonsoonExperimental Seasonal Forecast ofMonsoon 2005 Using T170L42 AGCM onPARAM PadmaSensitivity of Indian Monsoon to Entrainment and Detrainment in Mass FluxSchemesAn Objective Approach for Prediction of Daily Summer Monsoon Rainfallover Orissa (India) due to Interaction of Mesoscale and Large-scale SynopticSystemsInteractive Aspects of the Indian and the African Summer Monsoon SystemsThe Preferred Structure of the Interannual Indian Monsoon VariabilityWintertime Seasonal Scale Simulation over Western Himalaya UsingRegCM3A Seasonal Statistical Evaluation of COAMPS over the Arabian Gulf RegionInfluence of Pacific on Southern Indian Ocean Rossby Waves

D. Land Surface ProcessesA Simple Reclassification Method for Correcting Uncertainty in Land Use/Land Cover Data Sets Used with Land Surface ModelsAnalysis of Weak Wind Stable Conditions from the Observations of the LandSurface Processes Experiment at Anand in IndiaSimulation of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Characteristics during IndianSummer Monsoon Using Observations from Monsoon trough BoundaryLayer Experiment at Jodhpur, IndiaEvolutionary Features of Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer (MABL) overthe Arabian Sea and the Onset ofMonsoon over Kerala duringARMEX-2003