The Indian Monsoon and Its Variability
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23323809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sulochana Gadgil (Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, Karnataka, India, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 429-467 |
| Publication date | 2003-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0084-6597 • E-ISSN: 1545-4495 |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev.earth.31.100901.141251 |
| OpenAlex | W2117287198 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 69 |
| References cited | 86 |
For over 300 years, the monsoon has been viewed as a gigantic land-sea breeze. It is shown in this paper that satellite and conventional observations support an alternative hypothesis, which considers the monsoon as a manifestation of seasonal migration of the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). With the focus on the Indian monsoon, the mean seasonal pattern is described, and why it is difficult to simulate it is discussed. Some facets of the intraseasonal variation, such as active-weak cycles; break monsoon; and a special feature of intraseasonal variation over the region, namely, poleward propagations of the ITCZ at intervals of 2–6 weeks, are considered. Vertical moist stability is shown to be a key parameter in the variation of monthly convection over ocean and land as well as poleward propagations. Special features of the Bay of Bengal and the monsoon brought out by observations during a national observational experiment in 1999 are briefly described.
Atmospheric sciences · Bay · Climatology · Geography · Indian ocean · Intertropical Convergence Zone · Meteorology · Monsoon · Monsoon of South Asia · Monsoon trough · Precipitation · Variation (astronomy) · Climate variability and models · Geology · Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations · Oceanography · Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
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Tracing palaeoecological footprints of Late Holocene monsoon variability and vegetation dynamics in the tropical sal forest of India’s Core Monsoon Zone
Timing, cause and consequences of mid-Holocene climate transition in the Arabian Sea
Climatic and in-cave influences on δ 18 O and δ 13 C in a stalagmite from northeastern India through the last deglaciation
Tropical Rainforest Dynamics and Palaeoclimate Implications since the late Pleistocene, Nilgiris, India
A high-resolution, absolute-dated Holocene and deglacial Asian monsoon record from Dongge Cave, China
Prolonged monsoon droughts and links to Indo-Pacific warm pool
Holocene ITCZ and Indian monsoon dynamics recorded in stalagmites from Oman and Yemen (Socotra)
Migrations and dynamics of the intertropical convergence zone
Holocene Climate and Cultural Evolution in Late Prehistoric–Early Historic West Asia
A 900‐year (600 to 1500 A.D.) record of the Indian summer monsoon precipitation from the core monsoon zone of India
Does statistical model perform at par with computationally expensive general circulation model for decadal prediction
Decreasing intensity of monsoon low-frequency intraseasonal variability over India
Contrasting controls on convection at latitude zones near and away from the equator for the Indian summer monsoon
Differences and similarities in Indian monsoon response to aerosols and to land-use/land-cover change
Impact of tropical convective conditions on solar irradiance forecasting based on cloud motion vectors
Evaluation of Temperature and Precipitation Since 4.3 ka Using Palynological Data from Kundala Lake Sediments, Kerala, India
Palaeoclimatic Signatures Based on Pollen Fingerprints
Hydroclimatic Changes Revealed by Multiple Proxies Since the Last Glacial Maximum from the Core Monsoon Zone of India
Investigating the Effects of Remal Cyclone on the Rainfall Pattern in Manipur Using Persiann-Dynamic Infrared Rain Rate Near Real-Time (Pdir-Now) Dataset
Causes, impacts, and mitigation strategies of urban pluvial floods in India
Sedimentary records from human-made talavs reveal climate risks in semi-arid watersheds of India
Indian summer monsoon
Last 15 ka record of water column changes associated with Indian summer monsoon variability from the northeastern Bay of Bengal
Late-Holocene climate response and glacial fluctuations revealed by the sediment record of the monsoon-dominated Chorabari Lake, Central Himalaya
Timing of the Indian Summer Monsoon onset during the early Holocene
A 2600-yr multiproxy record for climate and vegetation reconstruction along the Mahanadi River delta, east coast of India
Northeast monsoon variations during the Holocene inferred from palaeochannels and active channels of the Palar River basin, Southern Peninsular India
Sources of laminated sediments in the northeastern Arabian Sea off Pakistan and implications for sediment transport mechanisms during the late Holocene
Response of the South Indian runoff-harvesting civilization to northeast monsoon rainfall variability during the last 2000 years
Variation in humidity and the forcing mechanism in Asian monsoon-influenced regions indicated by hematite/goethite from Baxian Lake, southern China, since AD 800
Palaeoclimatic shifts in the Central Ganga Basin during the Middle- to Late Holocene
Vegetation response to the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) variability during the Late-Holocene from the central Indian core monsoon zone
Vegetation dynamics in response to climate change from the wetlands of Western Himalaya, India
Spatial heterogeneity of land cover response to climatic change in the Nilgiri highlands (Southern India) since the last glacial maximum
Late-Holocene paleoceanographic and climatic changes and their impact on Indian socio-economic conditions
Late-Holocene Indian summer monsoon variability revealed from a 3300-year-long lake sediment record from Nir’pa Co, southeastern Tibet
Late Quaternary glacial advances in the Tons River Valley, Garhwal Himalaya, India and regional synchronicity
Floristic and climatic reconstruction in the Indo-Burma region for the last 13,000 cal. yr
Holocene climate variability and Indian Summer Monsoon
Analysis of the relationship between rainfall and economic growth in Indian states
Disrupted food environments in Pakistan
Monsoon News
Climate Change and Monsoon
The recent trends in the Indian summer monsoon rainfall
Oxygen and carbon isotope patterns archived in shells of the aquatic gastropod Radix
Determining the quasi monsoon front in the Indian Himalayas
Response of East Asian summer monsoon to precession change during the mid-Pliocene warm period
Holocene climate dynamics derived from pollen record of Jiulongchi wetland in Fanjing Mountain, southwest China
Holocene Indian Summer Monsoon variations inferred from end-member modeling of sediment grain size in the Andaman Sea
Abrupt shifts in the Indian summer monsoon during the last three millennia
Recessional pattern of Thelu and Swetvarn glaciers between 1968 and 2019, Bhagirathi basin, Garhwal Himalaya, India
Investigating the dynamical behavior of the Intertropical Convergence Zone since the last glacial maximum based on terrestrial and marine sedimentary records
Abrupt change of sediment records in the southern South China Sea during the last glacial period and its environment significance
Updated Quaternary Climatic Research in parts of the Third Pole
Intensified monsoon and spatiotemporal changes in precipitation patterns in the NW Himalaya during the early-mid Holocene
Alkenone-based temperature and climate reconstruction during the last deglaciation at Lake Dangxiong Co, southwestern Tibetan Plateau
Geochemistry of Holocene sediments from Chilika Lagoon, India
Indian monsoon variability in the last 2000 years as inferred from benthic foraminifera
Multiproxy records of vegetation and monsoon variability from the lacustrine sediments of eastern Ganga Plain since 1350 A.D
Middle to late Holocene paleochannels and migration of the Palar River, Tamil Nadu
Holocene paleoclimatic records from Chakrata area, Northwest Himalaya
Centennial-scale linkages between the Indian Summer Monsoon and the solar irradiation from the Gulf of Khambhat (Western India)
Spatio-temporal fluctuations over Chorabari glacier, Garhwal Himalaya, India between 1976 and 2017
The equatorial Indian Ocean upper water-column structure influenced by cross-basinal water exchange over the last ~40000 years
Vegetation dynamics, corresponding climate change and Indian Summer Monsoon variability during the Middle-to Late Holocene from the Core Monsoon Zone, India
Late Holocene geochemical and environmental changes inferred from a multiproxy investigation in sediments from Kondagai Lake Tamil Nadu, India
Evaluating the Indian Summer Monsoon intensity using archeological seeds from early–late historic Vidarbha, Central India
Environments and Cultural Change in the Indian Subcontinent
| Unique citing works | 69 |
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| Citations per year | 3,29 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 64 |