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Some observations from the data taken in and around Kharagpur during the onset of the monsoon, 1990

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During MONTBLEX 1990, various observational platforms were operated at Kharagpur and the nearby Kalaikunda Air Base. Using the data from all the platforms, one can draw the following conclusions. The temperature and wind data obtained from various sensors have overall compatibility. Sodar wind data indicate the presence of a low level jet at around 300 m above ground. The inversion height may be evaluated from the vertical profile of the sodar back-scatter echo intensity. The sub-synoptic or synoptic scale convergence modulates the inversion height and the presence of cloud-base within the inversion height in turn modulates the sensible heat and momentum fluxes.

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  1. Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, 700 032, Calcutta, India

    R Pradhan, B Roy, U K De & D K Rakshit

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Pradhan, R., Roy, B., De, U.K. et al. Some observations from the data taken in and around Kharagpur during the onset of the monsoon, 1990. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet Sci.) 105, 17–29 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02880756

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