Subject Code: CL5L206 Subject Name: Tropical Meteorology L-T-P:  3-0-0 Credit: 3
Pre-requisite(s): Nil
Solar Energy, Differential heating; Moisture distribution in the Atmosphere, Global wind, pressure and precipitation distribution, The tropics; major synoptic and surface features; structure of the tropics; contrast between the tropics and mid-latitudes; important distinctions; role of the tropics in the general circulation, Hadley and Walker circulations, basic scaling, tropical waves. Monsoon and its variability: Monsoon, semi-permanent features, Asian and Indian monsoon, epochs of monsoon, seasonal variability of monsoon, intra-seasonal variability, Madden-Julian Oscillation, role of Hadley and walker circulation in modulation intra-seasonal variability of monsoon. Interannual variability of monsoon, El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO); Tropical Cyclones: theories relevant to forecasting the genesis, motion and intensity of tropical cyclones; Tornadoes; Thunderstorms, Squall lines.
Text/Reference Books:
  1. G C Asnani. Tropical Meteorology (Vol 1-3, three Volumes),Willey
  2. T.N. Krishnamurti, Stefanova and  Misra. Tropical Meteorology: An Introduction,   Springer
  3. Wang, Bin. The Asian Monsoon, Springer
  4. Steven A. Ackerman, John A. Knox. Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere, Jones & Bartlett Learning