JANUARY-DECEMBER 2015

1. Performance of RegCM4.3 in Simulating Summer Monsoon - R. Bhatla, S. Ghosh and B. Mandal 5Onset over India using Different Convection Schemes

2. Variability in Summer Monsoon Rainfall over Pune, a - J.V. Revadekar, Hamza Varikoden and 15Station of Western Ghats in India V.V. Sapre

3. Extreme Weather Events in Chhattisgarh State affecting - J.L. Chaudhary, N. Manikandan, 24CROP Production : Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies S.R. Patel, R.Khavse and S. Bhelawe

4. Comparison of Different Regression Models to Predict - Kavita Bhatt, K. K. Gill and 32Mustard yield in Central Punjab Sandeep Singh Sandhu

5. Thunderstorm Days and Lightning Activity in Association - M.K. Kulkarni, J.V. Revadekar, 43 with El Nino Hamza Verikoden and Swati Athale

6. Cyclone Vulnerability and Risk Analysis for Coastal Districts - Sammaiah Matta , Tejaswi 48 of Andhra Pradesh and Baddam Shyamala

7. Satellite Based Climate Change Study - Manikiam B. and Kamsali Nagaraja 57

8. Understanding Large Scale Characteristics Corresponding - Piyush Garg, Medha S. Deshpande 66 to Heavy Rainfall Events over Indian Subcontinent and Rohini Bhawar

9. Correcting Real Time Automatic Weather Stations Data - Sd. Thouseef Ahmed Shoaib and 73 Through Quality Checks and Analysis Syed Nayab Rasool

10. Training Package for Rain Water Harvesting - Sulekha, Rajendra Rathore and Prem Nath 81

11. Frequency of Extreme Temperature Events in - Jaspinder Kaur, K K Gill and Surender Paul 87 Sub-Montane Punjab

JANUARY-DECEMBER 2015VOL.41 NO. 1-2

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OE RT OE LOM GN ICAI AD LN I

Dr. D.R. Pattanaik, IMD

VAYU MANDALVOL. 41, No. 1-2 JANUARY-DECEMBER 2015

Indian Meteorological Society

1. From President's Desk i

2. Performance of RegCM4.3 in Simulating Summer Monsoon 1Onset over India using Different Convection Schemes

R. Bhatla, S. Ghosh and B. Mandal

3. Variability in Summer Monsoon Rainfall over Pune, 11a Station of Western Ghats in India

J.V. Revadekar, Hamza Varikoden and V.V. Sapre

4. Extreme Weather Events in Chhattisgarh State affecting 20CROP Production : Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies

J.L. Chaudhary, N. Manikandan, S.R. Patel, R.Khavse and S. Bhelawe

5. Comparison of Different Regression Models to Predict 28Mustard yield in Central Punjab

Kavita Bhatt, K. K. Gill and Sandeep Singh Sandhu

6. Thunderstorm Days and Lightning Activity in Association with El Nino 39

M.K. Kulkarni, J.V. Revadekar, Hamza Verikoden and Swati Athale

7. Cyclone Vulnerability and Risk Analysis for Coastal Districts 44of Andhra Pradesh

Sammaiah Matta , Tejaswi and Baddam Shyamala

8. Satellite Based Climate Change Study 53

Manikiam B. and Kamsali Nagaraja

9. 62Understanding Large Scale Characteristics Corresponding to Heavy Rainfall Events over Indian Subcontinent Piyush Garg, Medha S. Deshpande and Rohini Bhawar

10. Correcting Real Time Automatic Weather Stations Data 69Through Quality Checks and Analysis

Sd. Thouseef Ahmed Shoaib and Syed Nayab Rasool

11. Training Package for Rain Water Harvesting 77

Sulekha, Rajendra Rathore and Prem Nath

12. Frequency of Extreme Temperature Events in 83Sub-Montane Punjab

Jaspinder Kaur, K K Gill and Surender Paul

13. A Report on Tropmet-2015 (National Symposium on weather & climate extremes) 86

CONTENTS

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FROMTHE PRESIDENT’S DESK

Dear Readers,

I have great pleasure in presenting you the current issue of Vayu Mandal: The Bulletin of

Indian Meteorological Society (IMS). IMS and Panjab University, Chandigarh jointly organized

the National Tropical Meteorology symposium “TROPMET-2015” on the theme “WEATHER &

CLIMATE EXTREMES” during 15-18 February in Chandigarh. A number of distinguished scientists

from India and abroad, leading academicians, young researchers, students and professionals

participated and presented their recent research findings during this symposium. The current issue

of Vayu Mandal covers some of the important papers based on the presentations in TROPMET-

2015 and after their proper review process.

I take this opportunity to call upon all the students, researchers, academicians, scientists and

professionals in the field to regularly contribute to this journal and thereby make their latest research

findings known to the community. Your valuable contribution will enhance the quality of this journal.

I wish to place on record my gratitude to the Editorial Committee for their painstaking efforts in

bringing out this issue of Vayu Mandal-2015. I am also thankful to all those who contributed

research papers/articles to this issue of Vayu Mandal. I am also grateful to the distinguished

reviewers for timely and thoroughly reviewing the research papers/articles.

March, 2016

(Akhilesh Gupta)

President, IMS

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