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Vayu Mandal (1994-2008)ContentsVolume 24 Number 3-4 July- December 1994Climate Change Scenario:Global & National Perspective - H. N. Srivastava & K. C. Sinha RaySuitable cropping pattern for increasingAgricultural Productivity over the coastalTract of Orissa, based on Probabilistic Rainfall - Jayanta SarkarImpact of ERS-1 Scatterometer data on theAnalysis and Prediction of a Severe CyclonicStrom in the Bay of Bengal - R. K. Bansal, R. Krishnan, C. M. Kishtawal,B. Simon, P. C. Joshi & M. S. NarayananAdvising the farmer in the region of Dry-landFarming – A Statistical Approach - B. S. Lamba & Sunita BhandariHow far the Rainfall Deficiency in June-July isMade up during second half of the SouthwestMonsoon Period ? A Subdivisional Analysis - S. K. SubramanianThe Length distribution of Weather Cycles andDry and wet spells at Madras during the NortheastMonsoon months - Jayanta SarkarGlobal Data Monitoring Software DevelopedAt RTH New Delhi - T. K. Ray, A. K. De & M. C. RastogiReception & Processing system forMeteorological Data FROM INSAT Satellites - R. C. Bhatia, H. V. Gupta & L. R. Meena

ContentsVolume 25 Number 1-2 January-June 1995Premonsoon Thunderstorms over GangeticWest Bengal and its neighborhood IndiaPart I- A statistical study - D. Lohar, A. Patra & B. PalPremonsoon Thunderstorms over GangeticWest Bengal and its neighborhood IndiaPart II- A statistical study - D. Lohar, A. Patra & B. PalTransient flow response of a Porous MediumUnder rapid changes in Periodic BoundaryCondition - M. BanerjeeUse of Doppler Rader in Meteorology - P Rajesh Rao, S. NiranjanSome Surface Layer Parameters during OnsetAnd Midmonsoon phases of NONTBLEX-90at Jodhpur - Piali Chakrabarty, B. PadmanabhamurtyFrequency of Thunderstorm occurrence and theirHigh distribution in different regions in India-A Rader Study - R. N. Chatterjee, Prem Prakash & GurmukhSinghIn Shimla getting warmer? - Bhukan Lal, H. R. Gola & K. L. Kapoor

ContentsVolume 25 Number 3-4 July-December 1995Advanced Techniques in MeteorologicalTelecommunications - T. K. RayMicroclimatic variations in Pune and Intercrops ofGingers and Maize - Shiv Dev AttriBay of Bengal Cyclone 1-4 December 1993 - R. Suresh, P. V. Ravikumar &S. K. SubramanianAn estimation of Optimum Gridsize for Kashmir Valley - K. Srinivasan & N. RamanathanWeather and Sea Conditions along the Cruise route ofIndian expeditions to Antarctica-An experience - A. L. KopparAn Appraisal of Floods during the 1994 MonsoonSeason - O. N. Dharand, Ms Sobha NandargiInternet-the information superhighway - T. K. RayApplications of Indian MST Radar: SomeMeteorological - A. R. Jain, Y. Jaya Rao & A. K. Patra

ContentsVolume 26 Number 1-2 January-June 1996Radio Refractivity over Dakshin Gangotri in Antarctica - V. K. Gupta , Satish BhatiaAnalysis of Hydrological Data from small black soilagricultural catchments for water resource managementin semi-arid region of South India - R. N. Adhikari, S. Chittaranjan,M. S. Rama Mohan Rao andV. HusenappaUse of condition probabilities for predicting Subdivisional -S. K. SubramanianDiurnal Variation of humidity at Nagpur - G. C. Haldar, S. I. M. Rizvi &Sudha S. DhargaveOzone Soundings over Maitri (Antarctica) – 1994 - S. K. Peshin, G. Sudhakar Rao,& P. Rajesh RaoInfluence of direction of sowing on radiation useEfficiency of pearlmillet - Ram Niwas, C. V. S. Sastri &S. D. AttriInter seasonal and inter annual rainfall variability of9 meteorological sub-divisions in peninsular India - R. SureshA study of unprecedented flood in September 1992in Purulia District (West Bengal) - R. N. Goldar & G. C. Basu

ContentsVolume 26 Number 3-4 July-December 1996A diagnostic study of northeast-1993 of Tamil Nadu - Y. E. A Raj, B. RamakrishnanAnd P. L. PadmakumarFluctuations in column ozone during the total solarEclipse of October 24, 1995 - Sunil Peshin & P. Rajesh RaoRecent Decadal Variability of Monsoon - U. S. De & D. V. VaidyaReception of HRPT data from NOAA Satellites atIMD, Madras - H. V. Gupta, S. Rengarajan,R. Suresh & R. C. GuptaA study on the effect of Solar Eclipse on HFCommunication - T. K. Ray, C. K. Jain and N. K.PangasaAMS Software system for the preparation ofAerodrome Meteorological Summary - Suresh Kumar K. G. andM. D. ThankappanAnalysis of Wet and Dry Spells over Tamil NaduDuring northeast monsoon season - S. K. Subramanian andV. N. ThankappanRadiosonde observations during total solar eclipseof October 1995 - R. Rajesh Rao, D. P. Pandey& S. S. BhandariThe role of southern hemispheric equatorial troughin long range forecasting - Onkari Prasad & D. K. MisraGlacier Expedition – An Experience - E. Kulandaivelu

ContentsVolume 27 Number 1-2 January- June 1997Identification of Anthropogenic Climate Change: - U. S. De & M. RajeevanA ReviewWinter Simulation of Boundary layer Variables in - N. RamanathanKashmir ValleyHumidity Profiles from INSAT IR Digital Cloud - Onkari Prasad, Sant Prasad and ImageryDataR. R. KelkarPresent Status of Seismicity of Gujarat - Sanjay Srivastava, D. T. RaoChemical Composition of total suspended particulates - S. Tiwari, G. Singh, R. N. Chatterjee(TSP) and Trace Gases Near a Super Thermal Power& Vinay UpadhyayaPlant (Shaktinagar) U.P.Development of Aeronautical Meteorological Service - U. S. De and A. B. Mazumdarin IndiaStudy of Human Discomfort over Gangtok - T. P. Singh and S. D. Attri

ContentsVolume 27 Number 3-4 July-December 1997Climate related knowledge: A key Input to Planning - S. M. Kulshrestha& OperationsRole of India Meteorological Department in - U. S. De, M. P. Shewale & A. K. SenAgrometeorological ActivitiesAn Adaptive filter Algorithm to issue short range - R. SureshForecast of Temperature and Pressure over an InlandAirport StationProbable Maximum Precipitation over plain areas of - B. D. KulkarniMaharashtra- A Generalized ApproachIntensity of Heat Low During May and InterannualVariability of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall - Dhanna Singh, C. V. V. BhadramAnd G. S. MandalVariability of Monsoon Performance over Tamil Nadu - R. Suresh, T. R. SivaramakrishnanSemi-Quantitative Precipitation Forecast for Teestabasin by Synoptic Analog method - G. Sudhakar Rao, M. B. Sarkarand D. D. ChakrabortyQuantification of Crop Microclimate of Rice - S. D. Attri, S. C. Bhan, Ram NiwasOn the application of Marine Climatology - G. V. MallanFlash Floods over South Coastal Andhra Pradeshand Rayalaseema in October 1996 - P. V. Rama Rao, G. Sudhakar Rao& D. Seshu

ContentsVolume 28 Number 1-2 January- June 1998First Prof. P. Koteswaram Memorial LecturerFunction- Presidential Speech - R. R. KelkarPadam Bhushan Prof. P. Koteswaram FirstMemorial Lecture- 23 rd March 1998 ClimateAnd Sustainable Food Security - Padma Vibhushan.Prof. M. S. SwaminathanParallelisation of Weather Model and PerformanceEvaluation on Varied Number of Processors - S. K. DashVariability of rainfall between Colaba and Santacruz - R. Suresh, R. D. Mistry and S. C. BhanA Remote Sensing Approach to Estimate Soil HeatFlux for Micro-meteorological Studies - T. Kunhikrishnan, S. K. ShahaMeteorological Parameters useful for Forecastingof the Incidence of American Bollworm of Cottonin two Agroclimatic Zones of India - N. Chattopadhyay, R. C. Dubey &P. S. RavindraSalient Features of Northeast Monsoon 1997 - S. Sridharan and A. MuthuchamiTrends in Rainfall and Radiation over India - H. N. Srivastava, K. C. Sinha Ray,S. K. Dikshit & R. K. MukhopadhyayA Statistical Study of Duststrom Frequency overNW India During Pre-monsoon Season - Indrani RoyOn the Variation of North-East Monsoon Rainfallover Coimbatore during Warm and Cold Phases of theEl-Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) - R. Selvaraj, T. N. BalasubramanianAnd V. GeethalakshmiStorage and Supply of Meteorological Data in IndiaMeteorological Department - U. S. De & G. S. Prakasa RaoBe Weather wise by S. M. Kulshrestha - A. V. R. Krishna Rao

ContentsVolume 28 Number 3-4 July-December 1998Interannual Variability of Monsoon Circulation andRainfall During Recent Decade - R. R. Lele, M. V. Khole, V. V. Patekarand U. S. DeOn application of Hierarchical Linear Model forNow casting visibility over Chennai Airport - R. Suresh, K. Suresh Chandra andN. SivagnanamCyclone Detection Radar, Madras- 25 year ofMeritorious Service - K. V. BalasubramanianRole of Mid-Latitude Heat Fluxes in SouthwestMonsoon Performance - R. K. Mukhopadhyay, K. C. Sinha RaySpatio-temporal variability of Sea Level Pressure overThe north Indian Ocean - O. P. Singh, N. K. ChanchlaniA Unique case of simultaneous formation of fourtropical stroms in South Indian Ocean duringFebruary 1992 - G. S. Mandal, Akhilesh GuptaCyclone Hazard, Coastal Vulnerability and DisasterRisk assessment along the Indian Coasts - N. JayanthiFunnel Cloud / Water spout at Kovalam - C. K. Chandrasekharan,V. K. GangadharanSurface Radio Refracity over some locations inMaharashtra - C. V. Srinivas

ContentsVolume 29 Number 1-4 January-December 1999CHAPTER – 1 MONSOON MODELLINGGCM simulation of Indian summer monsoon - D. R. Pattnaik, M. Mujumdar,R. Krishnan & V. SatyanCertain features of monsoon depression as simulatedby a nested grid regional model - K. V. J. Potty, U. C. Mohantyand S. RamanNumerical Simulated of Tropical Cyclone over Bay ofBengal using a High Resolution Regional Model - A. Sarker, U. C. Mohanty, K. V. J.Potty and M. MandalDoes the simulated Asian Monsoon become morerealistic by increasing the horizontal resolution? - David B. Stephenson, Fabrice Chauvinand Jean-Francois RoyerStochastic modeling of daily precipitation - B. Vishnu, M. V. RanghaswamiSensitivity of monsoon precipitation over India tomodel horizontal resolution - Yihua Wu, S. Raman, U. C. Mohantyand R. V. MadalaCHAPTER – II : MONSOON STUDIES ANDENERGETICSMonsoon prevails over global tropics - G. C. AsnaniThe impact of large-scale atmospheric circulations andanomalies on the Indian monsoon droughts and floods - Madhav L. KhandekarExtreme value analysis of rainfall of Gujarat - Manjusha Kulshrestha, A. M. ShekhAnd R. S. ParmarDifferent behavior of synoptic disturbance formedover Head Bay during different phases of monsoon - J. Rajendra KumarThermodynamic structure of the troposphere duringGood and subdued monsoon activities over the westernSector of the monsoon trough - Parashu Ram, U. C. Mohanty andP. S. Parihar

Dynamical Characteristics and satellite (SSM/I)observed orientation of monsoon cloud bands - Gandikota V. Rao and Kadir TepecikEvolution and retreat of Asian Summer monsoon overIndia - P. L. S. Rao and U. C. MohantySpatial and temporal variations of the SO relationshipwith monsoon rainfall - G. Nageswara RaoCHAPTER – III: MONSOON RAINFALLPREDICTIONProspects of quantitative rainfall prediction duringmonsoon season in semi-arid regions of Haryana - Surender Singh, O. P. Bishnoi andV. U. M. RaoInfluence of chaos on the predictability of all IndiaSummer monsoon seasonal rainfall - M. Mujumdar, J. R. KulkarniAnalysis of precipitation particle competition using aParameterized cloud microphysics model - Krzysztof Szilder, Kimiteru Sado,Edward P. Lozowski & Gerhard W.ReuterCHAPTER – IV : MONSOON RAINFALLVARIABILITY AND PREDICTABILITYThe QBO modulated low frequency intraseasonaloscillations of Indian summer monsoon - S. Balachandrana, Mata Mahakurand S. K. PrasadInterannual variability of Indian monsoon rainfall and itsrelationship with Euro-Atlantic blocking - J. Chattopadhyay and R. BhatlaVariability of monsoon circulation features and surfaceFields over Indian Ocean based on NCEP reanalysis - S. K. Dash, P. K. MohantyUniversal spectrum for atmospheric low frequencyvariability : Implications for prediction of monsoonintraseasonal variability - R. R. Joshi, A. M. SelvamTemporal variations of pre-monsoon and monsoonrainfall in North-East India - S. Kalita

Spatial temporal variability of precipitation over theMonsoon regions - Chandra R. Kondragunta,and Arnold GruberSpatio-temporal variability of dominant modes in theSummer monsoon seasonal rainfall of India usingwavelet approach - J. R. KulkarniIndian monsoon variability : Observations andModeling - Robert Sadourny, Ali Harzallah,Olivier Boucher and Mai PhamVariability of monsoon over different meteorologicalSubdivisions of India - O. P. Singh, R. K. Rout, B. SinghCHAPTER – V : MONSOON FORECASTINGON VARIOUS TIME SCALESOrganization of convection and monsoon forecasts - H. S. Bedi, T. N. Krishnamurti andWei HanA preliminary study of the impact of NOAA soundingsretrievals on a limited area model (LAM) forecasts - R. C. Bhatia, P. N. Khanna, KantiPrasad and Y. V. Rama RaoShort range forecasting of monsoon - S. R. KalsiAn objective medium precipitation forecast fromNCMRWF - Ashok Kumar, Parvinder Maini,L. S. Rathore and S. V. SinghNumerical Weather and seasonal climate predictionof the monsoon - T. N. Krishnamurti, collaboratingAuthors: H. S. Bedi, Wei Han, ZhanZhang, Timpothy LaRow, Steve CockeAssimilation of satellite derived rainfall for extendedRange monsoon prediction - M. S. Narayanan, W. J. Prakash, P. K.Thapliyal, P. K. Pal and C.M. KishtawalSummer monsoon simulation with deep convectionScheme in CCM2 - P. K. Pal, W.J. Prakash, P.K. Thapliyaland C.M. KishtawalPredictability of Indian North-East monsoon rainfall - Y. E. A. Raj, Director

Prediction of rainfall events of Hindan during southwestmonsoon season - N. Ravi, U.C. Mohanty, O. P. Madan,and R. K. GuptaRecent development in the analysis schemeoperational at NCMRWF - S. R. H. Rizvi, R. K. Bansal andM. Das GuptaOn forecasting sub-divisional southwest monsoonseasonal rainfall for Vidarbha and Marathwadasuddivisions of India, using regression models - Dhanna Singh and Suman GoyalOn the relationship between the attenuation coefficientand global radiation during summer monsoon over India - S. G. Nagar and P. SeetaramayyaCHAPTER – VI : ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTIONMODELLING AND DISPERSION MODELLINGMathematical model for automobile emitted pollutantgases - U. Arora, G. P. Singh, Malti Goel andP. K. ChoudharyCombustion aerosol transport in the Himalayas of NepalAnd Tibet - Edward E. Hindman, Bidur P. UpadhyayAir quality line source model for vehicular traffic inDelhi - P. Goyal & T.V.B.P.S. Rama KrishnaAn integrated observational and modeling approach forassessing the long-range transport of air pollutants - S. Trivikrama RaoHeat island intensities over Brihan Mumbai on a hotSummer night - Shravan Kumar, Thakur Prasad, N. V.Sashidharan and Sushma K. NairThe estimate of the background aerosol pollution fromthe electrical conductivity measurements in the Indianocean - V. Gopalakrishnan, A. K. KamraInfluence of winds on Iidar-derived particulate pollutantsover an urban station - P. Ernest Raj, P. C. S. Devara, R. S.Maheskumar, G. Pandithurai andK. K. DaniAtmospheric dispersion modeling of industrial stackemissions in coastal region of Mumbai, India - Debajit Saharia, R. S. Patil, Devdutt S.Niyogi and Sethu Raman

Effects of airborne pollutants and environmental factorson the qualitative and quantitative aspects of precipitation - Kripal S. Sidhu and Peter O. WarnerAtmospheric dispersion of pollutants in a tropicalIndustrial area - D. V. Viswanadham, Stuti Mishra,A. N. V. Satyanarayana and Shammi RajCHAPTER – VII : BOUNDARY LAYER STUDIESLow-Frequency oscillations in turbulent Rayleigh-BenardConvection - Ruby KrishnamurtiA study of the atmospheric boundary layer process overMadras using a one-dilmensional numerical model - G. Latha, Sethu Raman, Devdutta S.NiyugiNon-local turbulent heat transport in connective boundaryLayer - V. N. Lykossov, S. Zilitinkevich, V. M.Gryanik and D. V. MironovImpact of Law level clouds on the boundary layerEquilibrium structure - Savita B. Morwal, Mrudula K. Kulkarniand Surendra S. ParasnisTurbulence characteristics in the surface boundaryLayer over Jodhpur and Kharagpur during MONTBLEX - B. Padmanabhamurty, Indu Jain andK. Amaralingeswara RaoCharacteristics of marine boundary layer over the ArabianSea during the different phases of summer monsoon - Surendra S. ParasnisObservational study of decreasing trend in visibility atIGI Airport, New Delhi - R. D. Singh, Dhanna Singh andR. K. DubeEddy diffusivity in low winds - Anil Kumar Yadav, Sethu RamanCHAPTER – VIII : SPECIAL EXPERIMENTSSodar observations at a typical complex terrain site inMumbai during monsoon and non-monsoon season - T. M. Daoo, R. B Oza, N. S. Panchal,V. Sitaraman, T. M. Krishnamoorthyand K. S. V. Nambi

Lidar and radiometric applications in meteorologicalStudies - P. C. S. DevaraAccuracy of input meteorological data model predictionSensitivity - Sunita Nath and Dr. A. L. AggarwalSimulation of land surface processes over SabarmatiBasin with a simple vegetation model - P. V. S. Raju, U. C. Mohanty, A. N. V.Satyanarayana and K. V. J. PottyClimatological analysis of Doppler sodar data collectedat Kalpakkam coastal site - R. Venkatesan, K. M. Somayaji andManju MohanAn Indian Doppler weather radar for monsoon studies - G. Viswanathan, V. Rama Rao, C. V.Rajaraman, B. Sambasiva Rao,R. Ranga Rao, T. Satyanarayana,S. Muralidharan, E. Anitha Daniel andR. Aravindan, S. RaghavanCHAPTER – IX : OCEANIC IN INTERACTIONSAND MONSOONImpact of ERS-1 scatterometer winds on reduced gravityModel - B. S. Gohil, Kalpana Tewari, S. K. Basu,Raj Kumar and P. C. PandeyUpwelling off Oman during the 1995 southwest monsoon - Vijayakumar Manghnani, John M.Morrison and Thomas S. HopkinsSpectral diagnostics of surface fields in the Indian Ocean:Regional Performances - P.K. Mohanty, S.K. Dash, R.C. RaghavaThe Interannual and intraseasonal variations of SST in anGeneral circulation model - H. C. Upadhyaya, A. ChakrabortyD. Jaiswal and O. P. SharmaCHAPTER – X : ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS,CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIBILITYSurface temperature and precipitation trends at majorUrban/Industrial centers over India - R. G. Ashrit and K. Rupa KumarA short term prediction model for surface ozone atPune: Neural Network approach - P. Guhathakurta

Sensitivity of an AGCM to orbital parameters and glacialBoundary conditions - D. Jagadheesha, R. S. Nanjundiah andR. RameshRole of aerosols in the development of clouds andprecipitation - Prem Prakash, Kaushar Ali, G. Singh,S. Tiwari and R. N. ChattarjeeFractal analysis of climate data : Surface temperaturein Bhubaneswar - S. Mohanty and M. C. AdhikaryChemistry of Atmospheric Aerosols at Delhi - Suresh TiwariCHAPTER – XI : USE OF REMOTE SENSING ANDNON-CONVENTIONAL DATAIndian scenario of satellite data for monsoon and climateStudies - A. K. S. Gopalan, P. S. Desai, M. S.Narayanan, P. C. Joshi, B. ManikiamSatellite estimate of evaporative fluxes as diagnostics forExtended range numerical weather prediction - P. C. Joshi, B. Simon, B. ManikiamLand surface temperatures (LSTs) generation from NOAA/AVHRR thermal infrared channels - A. Ravi Kumar, K. V. Ramana, K.Venugopala Rao, T. Ch. MalleswaraRao, and L. VenkataratnamERS-1/ATSR derived surface humidity, sea surfaceTemperature and latent heat flux variations associatedWith 1994 monsoon - Aloke K. Mathur, B. S. Gohil andV. K. AgarwalEstimation of flooded area and weather survey by usingSatellite remote sensing data - Monirul Islam, Kimiteru sadoAerosol measurements from TOMS satellite IndianMonsoon region - Leslie Moy, Jay Herman, C. Hsu,N. Krotkov, D. Larko, C. Seftor andO. TorresApplication of NOAA/TOVS satellite data for highResolution moisture profiles over tropical Indian ocean - B. Simon, P. C. Joshi, D. Rajan andA. K. Bohra

CHAPTER – XII : MONSOON AND MANAGEMENTOF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITYDrought impacts on technologically advanced agricultureIn Haryana - S. C. Bhan, S. D. AttriPrediction of the incidence of aphid and jassid based onrainfall, cloudiness and other meteorological variables inmonsoon season - N. Chattopadhyay, R. P. Samui andM. R. DasProspects of rainfall and its impacts on the yield of ricein the coastal districts of Maharashtra - H. P. DasDevelopment of weather based zonal yield models forCotton crop in India - R. P. Dubey and V. K. SehgalRealistic approach to monitor and assess the impact ofShort term agricultural drought - K. V. Ramana, C. V. S. Sastry andG. JayasreeDependability of pigeonpea yield on rainfall and pestPopulation - A. M. Shekh, Ganesh B. Chaudhari,Gattineni S. RaoEvaluation of various energy indices in relation tophenophase development in Brassica species - Diwan Singh, V. U. M. Rao, Raj Singhand O. P. BishnoiCalibration of CROPGRO-soybean model for growthsimulation, yield prediction and irrigation managementfor central India - K. K. Singh, L. S. Rathore and NishaMendiratta

ContentsVolume 30 Number 1-2 January-June 2000ENSO and Monsoon - U. S. DeMonsoon activity over Gujarat: Effect of temperature andRainfall of June - D. P. DubeyStudy on characteristic features ad anomalous vertical andhorizontal wind shears of the easterly jet stream during thecontrasting years of monsoon - G. Krishnakumar, G. V. Mallan andMata MahakurSome aspects of zonal wind profiles along west-coast ofIndia during monsoon - R. V. Sharma, Thakur Prasad andSharvan KumarSpatial coherence in drought occurrences over districts ofMaharashtra and their relation with droughts over largerSpatial extent - P. G. Gore and K. C. Sinha RayRainfall over Hyderabad – A climatological study - C. V. V. Bhadram, R. NarayanaswamyLand slides in India - T. K. Ray, D. Sinha, P. GuhathakurtaChanges in trends of Ph over BAPMoN stations in India - R. R. ShendeStudy of surface winds at Paradeep - J. R. Prasad, Sudarshan Mishra andT. R. Sivaramakrishnan

ContentsVolume 30 Number 3-4 July-December 2000Recent developments in Aviation Meteorology andChallenges of 21 st Century - Group Captain Ajit TyagiOn forecasting precipitation and thunderstorm atChennai - R. Suresh S. Kalyanasundaram andN. Sivagnanam50 Years of Satellite Meteorology : 1960-2010 - John Le MarshallDrought Incidences Over Rajasthan - Medha Khole and P. R. JoshiClimate variability and wheat yield progress in Punjabusing the CERES-wheat and WTGROWS models - R. K. Mall and K. K. SinghReal time Meteorological Data Processing at the NationalCentre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting(NCMRWF) - M. Das Gupta and Jagvir SinghMoisture regime in the low rainfall belt of West Bengal - Jayanta SarkarAgrometeorological advisory service (AAS) in India- anAid to farmers for efficient resource management - Jayanta SarkarUnusual Heavy Rainfall over Chennai During the lastWeek of February 2000 - R. Asokan and E. K. N. K. NairA case study of wind and swell over Bombay high areaduring Cyclonic Strom- 1996 - P. K. Nandankar & R. D. Parmeshwari

ContentsVolume 31 Number 1-4 January-December 2001Eurasian snow cover, Arctic oscillation andinterannual variability of Indian summer monsoonrainfall - Anjuli S. BamzaiClimate change and monsoon activity using long-termLider aerosol observational profiles - P. C. S. Devara, P. Ernest Raj,G. Pandithurai, R. S. Maheskumar andK. K. DaniSimulation of Indian southwest monsoon regionalClimate using a regional climate model - D. V. Bhaskar Rao, Hidetaka SasakiAnd Yasuo SatoA study on the number of snow days over Eurasian,Indian rainfall and seasonal circulations - S. K. Dash, A.D. Vernekar, G. P. Singh,and M. S. Shekhar“Break” in Indian summer monsoon rainfall - U.S. De, R. K. MukhopadhyayLong range forecasting of summer monsoon rainfallfrom SST in the central equatorial Indian ocean - Y. Sadhuram, T. V. Ramana MurthyRainstrom characteristics of extremely humid area of theWorld-Cherrapunjee - Surendra Singh, H. J. SyiemliehSeasonal distribution of net terrestrial radiation over Indiaand its possible impact on the forthcoming monsoon - M.R. Das, C.D. PadmanahanOnset, Withdrawal and duration of southwest monsoon - A. B. Mazumdar, V. Thapliyal andV. V. PatekarMonthly mean characteristics of an experimental monsoonpredictionusing a ragional spectral model - Saji MohandasWater vapor over Indian Sub-continent and its Role inMonsoon - A. K. Sahoo, Ramesh P. SinghResponse of rainfall variability over south and east asiato Eurasian Snow - R. H. Kripalani, Beak-Jo-KimInterannual variability of upper tropospheric flowduring EI Nino and Non El Nino years and its

Association with monsoon rainfall over India - D. R. Pattanaik, V. ThapliyalEnergetics, dynamic and thermodynamic aspects ofDifferent types of monsoon breaks - D. S. Desai, M. G.HuparikarA study of thermodynamics of the atmosphere in theEquatorial and Southern Hemispheric Region - Medha Khole and U.S. DeOn the assessment of agricultural drought of day landCrop - H. P. DasClimatic changes in Luni river basin of arid westernRajasthan ( India) - R. S. Singh, Pratap Narain, andK. D. SharmaClimate variability and agricultural production overWestern Himalayas - S. D. Attri, B. Lal, B. Mukhopadhayay

ContentsVolume 32 Number 1-2 January-June 2006Analysis and impact of delayed onset of monsoon overNortheast India during 2005 - D. R. Pattanaik, H. R. HatwarAn insight into contrasting behaviour of monsoon inRecent two extreme years of rainfall - Virendra Singh, D. K. Malik andDevendra SinghAssessment of soil moisture and crop dynamics usingWheat growth simulator - S. D. Attri, Anubha Kaushik, andL. S. Rathore, B. Lal, K. K. SinghDependence of rice yield in Orissa on rainfall and seaSurface temperature anomalies over Equatorial PacificSST - H. P. Das, D. M. Rase, M. P. ShewaleA statistical model for predicting ground nut yield overSaurashtra - D. P. Dubey, S. C. Bhan, S. D. AttriDry matter production in gram (Cicerarietinum L.) inrelation to thermal environment - S. C. Bhan, S. D. Attri, Diwan Singnand V. Umamaheswara RaoGrowth and development of rabi crops in relation tothermal Unit accumulation - H. P. Das, A. K. Dhotre, P. A. KoreCharacteristic of surface wind & associated weatherPhenomenon at Maitri Antarctica - B. N. Bishnoi, Virendra Singh andR. C. VashisthaGlobal Meteorological Data Exchange through NewMessage Switching computer of IMD, New Delhi - S. L. Singh, M. C. Rastogi, T. K. RayGlobal Warming: The Indian Context - G. B. Pant and Rupa KumarEnhanced human thermal comforts using forced crossVentilation in tropical environment - Milind Mujumdar

ContentsVolume 32 Number 3-4 July-December 2006Impacts of modes of SST and wind anomalies over theIndian Ocean on Indian monsoon - G. Krishnakumar, M. Rajeevan andAlaka. S. GadgilClimate change and agriculture: An overview - S.D. AttriPrediction of maximum temperature over Bhopal - D. P. Dubey and M. L. KanojiyaSalient features of pre-monsoon season rainfall overGangtok - T. P. Singh, Virendra Singh, R. K.GiriClimatological study of thunderstorm/duststorm overMajor airport of Rajasthan - R. C. Vashisth and S. C. BhanSaffron productivity and weather - R. K. Giri, S. D. Attri, M. K. Verma,and Siddhartha SinghNeed for and role of Agrometeorology in crop insurance - S. VenkataramanVariation of Convective Parameters over Srinagar - Siddhartha Singh, R. K. GiriHuman comfort at Chandigarh - Manmohan Singh, S. D. Attri andS. C. BhanAtmospheric low pressure & human health: MedialMeteorology - Deepak Bhattacharya

ContentsVolume 33 Number 1-4 January-December 2007Emerging Meteorological Requirements of DefenceForces - Ajit Tyagi and A. V. LeleVariability of surface water budget elements: Understanding land atmospheric coupling - A. A. L. N. Sarma, T. V. Lakshmi Kr.Vegetation Feedbacks on Regional Climate ModelForecasts over Indian Region - J. Sanjay, S. Taraphdar, M. Rajeevan,G. B. Pant and P. C. JoshiUse of wind and temperature anomalies over the IndianOcean in the estimation of cyclonic disturbance activity - G. Krishnakumar, M. Rajeevan andAlaka S. GadgilA slightly new look at EI-Nino/La-Nina Phenomenon - G. C. Asnani and Mahesh VarmaNumerical Simulation of heavy rainfall over Ratnagirion May 30, 2006 using WRF - J. Sanjay, S. Joshi, S. TaraphdarSimulation of vertical structure and dynamics ofThunderstorm over Cochin using MM5 mesoscaleModel - A case study - A. J. Litta, K. MohnakumarOn northward propagation of convergence zones overWest coast of India in NCEP forecasts during onset ofSummer monsoon 2006 - S. Taraphdar, J. Sanjay andP. MukhopadhyayStudy of convective activity using INSAT OLR dataduring Tropical cyclone - M. Mohanty, V. R. Rao, A. K. SharmaIRS-P6 AWiFS bases NDVI and NDWI for assessmentFor drought and flood affected areas during 2006 inMaharashtra state - A. T. Jeyaseelan, Anu Rani SharmaContrasting Behavior of Indian Monsoon ConvectionDuring ENSO years - G. N. Saha, Soma Sen Roy andV. Rajeswara RaoA case study on the heavy rainfall incidence over lakshadweepand Kerala during the pre-monsoon of 2004 - Anish Kumar, M. Nair, C. K. Rajan

Recent change in the rainfall trend and associatedcharacteristics with good and bad monsoon years - Hamza V. and C. A. BabuCharacteristics of ABL during active and weak phasesof monsoon - C. A. Babu and V. HamzaHeavy rainfall / snowfall events over Kashmir valleyin the recent period - G. K. MohantyQuantification of frost occurrence over northwest India - S. C. Bhan and S. D. AttriSeasonal variation in vertical column density of NO andO by UV-visible spectrometer - G. S. Meena, C. S. Bhosale andD. B. JadhavOscillation of Ozone depletion over Antarctica in recentYears – A study - E. Kulandaivelu and K. VidyaProbable causes of Failure of July rainfall duringSouthwest Monsoon – 2002 - D. P. Dubey and Akhilesh GuptaAssessment and depiction of crop drought scenario - S. Venkataraman

ContentsVolume 34 Number 1-4 January-December 2008Spatial and temporal distribution of Tmax. Tmin. andGrowth stage wise quantification of growing degreedays demand of rice crop (Oryza sativa L.) at variouslocations - A. Kashyapi and A. P. HageClimate Changes over M. P. - D. P. DubeyNatural Hazards in relation to floods and recent trends invery heavy rainfall - D. M. Rase, P. Khare, P.S. Budhkarand D. J. BhattacharyaClimatological associations and characteristics of tropicalCyclone activities in the north Indian Ocean - G. Krishnakumar, M. RajeevanPrincipal component analysis of rainfall over Krishna andGodavari Basins, India - J. Ramana Rao, H. N. SrivastavaExpansion and upgradation of Indian automatic weatherstation network - Manish Ranalkar, B. Amudha, AnjitAnit Anjan, Rudra Pratap andR. D. VashishthaDistrict level long range forecast of seasonal rainfall duringSouthwest monsoon - Onkari PrasadPrediction of monsoon rainfall on the basis of Initial monthsBy applying normalized Precipitation Index for Assam andMeghalaya - P. A. Kore, Krishankumar andG. K. SawaisargeStudy of Human discomfort over Pune using temperatureHumidity index - P. Khare, Lt. Naveen Kumar R. K.,D. M. Rase and P. S. BudkarTowards a desirable skill location specific weather forecastUsing output from a general circulation model duringMonsoon season - Rashmi Bhardwaj, Ashok Kumar,And Parvinder MainiQualitative analysis of weak vortex using Quick SCAT seaSurface winds - R. K. Giri, G. D. Mishra, Wahid Khan

Now casting the Mesoscale events by GPS and IPWVComparison with Radisonde data - R. C. Bhatia, R. K. Giri, VirendraSingh and A. K. SharmaThe Role of Physical Parameterization in the NumericalSimulation of a Deep Depression Using a MesoscaleModel - S. S. V. S. Ramakrishna andN. Vijaya SaradhiMulti-Spectral analysis of the Vortex during (16-21)December, 2005) - Sawankar, Manglesh, KhairaVariation of Diurnal and seasonal characteristics ofAerosol over New Delhi - Sidharatha Singh, S. D. Attri,B. Mukhopadhaya, B. and A. K.BhatnagarSalient feature of pre-monsoon season rainfall overGangtok - T. P. Singh