Observation of Sea Breeze Front and its Induced Convection over Chennai in Southern Peninsular India Using Doppler Weather Radar |
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| Authors: | R Suresh |
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| Institution: | (1) Aerodrome Meteorological Office, IMD, Chennai, 600 027, India |
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| Abstract: | Sea breeze, the onshore wind over a coastal belt during daytime, is a welcoming weather phenomenon as it modulates the weather
condition by moderating the scorching temperature and acts as a favourable mechanism to trigger convection and induce precipitation
over coastal and interior locations. Sea breeze aids dispersal of pollutants as well. Observational studies about its onset,
depth of circulation and induced precipitation have been carried out in this paper for the period April to September, 2004–2005
using a S-band Doppler Weather Radar functioning at Cyclone Detection Radar Station, India Meteorological Department, Chennai,
India. The onset of sea breeze has been observed to be between 0900 and 1000 UTC with the earliest onset at 0508 UTC and late
onset at 1138 UTC. The frequency is greater during the southwest monsoon season, viz., June – September and the frequency
of initial onset is greater in north Chennai. The modal length of sea breeze is between 20 and 50 km with extreme length as
high as 100 km also having been observed. Though the inland penetration is on average 10 to 20 km, penetration reaching 100
km was also observed on a number of cases. The induced convection could be seen in the range 50–100 km in more than 53% of
the cases. The mean depth of sea breeze circulation is 300–600 m but may go well beyond 1000 m on conducive atmospheric conditions. |
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| Keywords: | Sea breeze Doppler Weather Radar convection wind shear CAPE |
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