Convective environment in pre-monsoon and monsoon conditions over the Indian subcontinent: the impact of surface forcing

Thomas, Lois; Malap, Neelam; Grabowski, Wojciech W.; Dani, Kundan; Prabha, Thara V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7473-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7473-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7473-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 10

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30 May 2018

Research article |

| 30 May 2018

Convective environment in pre-monsoon and monsoon conditions over the Indian subcontinent: the impact of surface forcing

Lois Thomas, Neelam Malap, Wojciech W. Grabowski, Kundan Dani, and Thara V. Prabha

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Short summary

A thermodynamic parcel analysis of several high-resolution soundings from Pune, India, investigating pre-monsoon and monsoon conditions, is carried out in this study. A simple theoretical approach for cloud base height estimation is illustrated. Results illustrate the role of surface forcing in contrasting conditions of the pre-monsoon and monsoon. Large eddy simulations, observational data, and theoretical explanation are presented.