Long-term changes in precipitable water vapour over India derived from satellite and reanalysis data for the past four decades (1980–2020)
S. K. Sarkar, J. Kuttippurath, Vikas Patel
Abstract
PWV values are highest along the East Coast and lowest in the Western Himalaya. An increase in PWV is observed during the monsoon season, about 0.03–0.15 mm per year.
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Precipitable waterClimatologyTerm (time)SatelliteMonsoonEnvironmental scienceGeographyMeteorologyAtmospheric sciencesWater vaporGeologyPhysicsAstronomyQuantum mechanicsClimate variability and modelsIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations