South Asia: A Climatological Study Volume II: Continental South Asia

Abstract

This technical note is a climatological study of Continental South Asia. After describing the geography and major meteorological features of the entire region, the study discusses in detail the climatic controls of each of Continental South Asia's "five zones of climatic commonality." Each "season" is defined and discussed in considerable detail with emphasis on general weather, hazards, clouds, visibility, winds, precipitation, and temperature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA406961

Entities

People

  • Don Carey
  • Gary Clinton
  • Melody Higdon
  • Robert Lilianstrom
  • Virgil Killman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Climate Change
  • Floods
  • Geography
  • Heat Energy
  • Isotherms
  • Latent Heat
  • Meteorology
  • Oceanography
  • Ridges
  • Sea Level Rise
  • South Asia
  • Storm Surges
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • Transitions
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Climatology
  • Software Engineering