Monsoon Analysis and Prediction

About this course

The Indian summer monsoon as an operational forecasting problem: onset criteria, the monsoon trough, depressions, active and break cycles, and extended-range guidance.

What you will be able to do

• Apply operational monsoon onset criteria
• Diagnose active and break phases from circulation fields
• Track and forecast a monsoon depression

Course content

3 modules · 4 resources

1. 1

   Monsoon Circulation

   Large-scale drivers and seasonal evolution.

   • The monsoon system
   • Seasonal climatology notes
2. 2

   Onset and Progression

   Criteria, indicators and common false onsets.

   • Declaring monsoon onset
3. 3

   Active and Break Cycles

   Intra-seasonal oscillation and depressions.

   • Monsoon depression tracking