Convectively-Coupled High-Frequency Atmospheric Waves Triggered Kerala Floods in 2018 and 2019
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Floods have repeatedly battered the South Indian state, Kerala, as a result of unprecedented heavy rainfall during Boreal Summers, in recent years. The state witnessed large departures from normal 2018 and 2019. Previous studies seldom adopted systematic approach to understand phenomenon responsible for recurrent extreme events. Hence, this study, based on spectral methods, identifies characteristic propagation high-frequency equatorial waves atmosphere, which travelled near tropical west Pacific east coast Africa. These stimulated intense convection ensured sufficient availability moisture over are hence Kerala Floods.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Social Science Research Network
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1556-5068']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3975112