Abstract
The tropical cyclones (TC) sometimes form over Arabian Sea during onset phase of southwest monsoon (end of May to beginning of June). Their northward movement during this period contributes heavy rainfall to west coast, Gujarat and Rajasthan states. In last 30 years (1981-2010), fifteen cyclonic storms formed over Arabian Sea during southwest monsoon season (June-September). Mooley and Shukla (1989) have found that low pressure system adds largely to the activity of monsoon trough and hence the heavy rainfall. Heavy rainfall brought by the cyclonic storms usually lead to flash floods and causes a severe economic loss and life safety. Therefore it is important to improve the understanding of the characteristic of rainfall during cyclone to prevent the heavy rainfall disaster during this period.
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Mohanty, M., Mohapatra, M., Jaafry, S.N.A. (2014). Characteristic Features of Heavy Rainfall over Gujarat and Rajasthan States of India due to Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Phet over the Arabian Sea (31 May to 07 June 2010). In: Mohanty, U.C., Mohapatra, M., Singh, O.P., Bandyopadhyay, B.K., Rathore, L.S. (eds) Monitoring and Prediction of Tropical Cyclones in the Indian Ocean and Climate Change. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7720-0_35
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