17. Severe precipitation in Northern India in June 2013: Causes, historical context, and changes in probability

  • Deepti Singh
  • , Daniel E. Horton
  • , Michael Tsiang
  • , Matz Haugen
  • , Moetasim Ashfaq
  • , Rui Mei
  • , Deeksha Rastogi
  • , Nathaniel C. Johnson
  • , Allison Charland
  • , Bala Rajaratnam
  • , Noah S. Diffenbaugh

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

49 Scopus citations

Abstract

Cumulative precipitation in northern India in June 2013 was a century-scale event, and evidence for increased probability in the present climate compared to the preindustrial climate was equivocal. The upper- and lower-level synoptic conditions in early and mid-June supported the anomalously early monsoon-like circulation and excessive precipitation in northern India. This upper-level blocking pattern guided mid-to-high-latitude troughs southward, thereby facilitating the advection of relatively cold, dry, high-potential-vorticity air to the upper levels of the atmosphere over northern India.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)558-561
Number of pages4
JournalBulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Volume95
Issue number9
StatePublished - Sep 1 2014

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of '17. Severe precipitation in Northern India in June 2013: Causes, historical context, and changes in probability'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this