A revised offshore wind resource assessment and site selection along the Indian coast using ERA5 near-hub-height wind products

RP Patel, G Nagababu, SS Kachhwaha… - Ocean …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study aims to re-assess offshore wind resources and analyse the wind climate
along the Indian coast using the latest ERA5 near-hub-height wind products. Further …

Characterization of rain microphysics on the leeside of the Western Ghats

UV Murali Krishna, SK Das, Y Kolte… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study evaluates the performance of four impact‐type disdrometers installed at the
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, located on the leeside of the Western Ghats …

Three-parameter rain drop size distributions from GPM dual-frequency precipitation radar measurements: Techniques and validation with ground-based observations

A Maitra, G Rakshit, S Jana - IEEE Transactions on Geoscience …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Raindrop size distribution (DSD) parameters need to be estimated to determine rainfall from
radar measurements of backscattered signals in the precipitating medium and to study …

Long-term seasonal characteristics of raindrop microphysics during different rain events over the Western Ghats of India

A Kumar, AK Srivastava, K Chakravarty… - Pure and Applied …, 2022 - Springer
The microphysics behind the formation of rain droplets is an important feature influencing
orographic precipitation at any location. The raindrop microphysics were determined for the …

Rain microphysical properties over the rain shadow region of India

M Konwar, BA Raut, YJ Rao, T Prabhakaran - Atmospheric Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The variability in the microphysical properties of raindrop size distribution (DSD) over the
rain shadow region of Indian peninsula is investigated in this study. Simultaneous in-situ …

The interseasonal features of precipitation microphysics over Thiruvananthapuram and Kolkata-the two tropical stations of Indian sub-continent

K Chakravarty, S Khandare, NVPK Kumar… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
A comparative study of precipitation microphysics along with the possible causative
mechanisms for the inter-seasonal variation of raindrop size distribution over …

Analysis of the causes of extreme precipitation in major cities of Peninsular India using remotely sensed data

T Kotrike, VR Keesara, V Sridhar - Remote Sensing Applications: Society …, 2024 - Elsevier
The frequent occurrence of Extreme Precipitation Events (EPEs) over the last decade has
really created havoc in Indian cities. Anthropogenic emissions are one of the components …

Investigating Monsoon Raindrop Sizes in Relation to Associated Atmospheric Parameters over the Indian Region

G Rakshit, M Mohapatra, KCS Krishnan, A Maitra - Atmospheric Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The paper investigates the physical phenomena that govern raindrop size distribution and
cloud characteristics across the diverse climatic regions of the Indian subcontinent. The …

Contrasting features of rainfall microphysics as observed over the coastal and orographic region of western ghat in the inter-seasonal time-scale

K Chakravarty, RP Patil, G Rakshit… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2024 - Elsevier
The paper aims to highlight the contrasting inter-seasonal variability of raindrop size
distribution (DSD) as observed over Mumbai (representing a coastal city) and …

Unraveling the influence of varied airflow patterns on atmospheric instabilities, rain microphysics, and cloud features over Delhi, the capital city of India

G Rakshit, K Chakravarty, M Mohapatra… - Advances in Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
This present investigation unveils a novel insight into the dominant airmass flows originating
from both continental and maritime sources, shaping the characteristics of the raindrop size …