Scientific Programme of various
Technical Sessions for the
International Conference on
Monsoon Forecasting from Days to Years
(21-22 March 2001)
Schedule of Technical Sessions:
21.3.2001
9:00AM – 11:00AM Plenary Session [6 ITs]
11:00AM – 11:30AM Tea Break
11:30AM - 1:00PM Plenary Session [3 ITs]
1:00PM - 2:00PM Lunch
2:00PM - 3:30PM Session – I [3ITs+2CTs]
3:30PM - 3:45PM Tea Break
3:45PM - 6:00PM Session – II [4ITS+5CTs]
6:00PM - 8:00PM Short Oral Presentations and Poster Display
22.3.2001
9:00AM – 11:15AM Session – III [2ITs+8CTs]
11:15AM – 11:30AM Tea Break
11:30AM - 1:00PM Session – IV [3ITs+2CTs]
1:00PM - 2:00PM Lunch
2:00PM - 3:40PM Session – V [2ITs+5CTs]
3:40PM - 4:00PM Tea Break
4:00PM - 5:30PM Session – VI [1ITs+6CTs]
5:45PM - 6:30PM Concluding Session
21st March 2001
Plenary Session: Forecasting Monsoon from Days to Years
Time: 9:00AM – 1:00PM
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S. No. |
Speaker's Name |
Title of the Presentation |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
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IT-1 |
P. J. Webster [USA] |
The Monsoon as a Self-regulating Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere System |
20 Minutes |
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IT-2 |
T. N. Krishnamurti [USA] |
Seasonal Forecasts for North American and Asian Monsoon |
20 Minutes |
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IT-3 |
U. C. Mohanty [India] |
Studies on Evolution, Advancement and Retreat processes of the Summer monsoon over India |
20 Minutes |
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IT-4 |
B. N. Goswami [India] |
On Indian Summer Monsoon Influence on the ENSO |
20 Minutes |
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IT-5 |
J. Shukla[USA] |
Global Coupled ENSO-Monsoon Variability: Part I - Observations |
20 Minutes |
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IT-6 |
B. Kirtman[USA] |
Global Coupled ENSO-Monsoon Variability: Part II - Modelling |
20 Minutes |
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Tea/Coffee Break: 11:00 – 11:30
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IT-7 |
T. Yasunari [Japan] |
Interannual Variability of Snow cover over the Tibetan Plateau and its impact on Asian Summer Monsoon |
20 Minutes |
|
IT-8 |
E. Whitcombe [UK] |
Mortality, Morbidity and Monsoon Variability: Lessons from the Past |
20 Minutes |
|
IT-9 |
Peter Weiss[USA] |
Advances in Weather, Water and Climate Services in the US |
20 Minutes |
|
CT-1 |
Robert L. Grossman |
Land-atmosphere Interaction: The Use of Natural Laboratories in Atmospheric, Hydrological, Ecosystem, and Biogeochemical Cycling Research |
12 Minutes |
Lunch Break : 1:00 – 2:00PM
Session – I: Monsoon Forecasting – I
Time: 2:00PM – 3:30PM
|
S. No. |
Speaker's Name |
Title of the Presentation |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT-10 |
M. V. K. Shivakumar [Switzerland] |
Meteorology and Global Agricultural Scenario |
20 Minutes |
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IT-11 |
V. Thapliyal[India] |
Forecasting Monsoon Variability: The Indian Experience |
20 Minutes |
|
IT-12 |
S. L. Hastenrath [USA] |
Empirical Forecasting of Monsoons |
20 Minutes |
|
CT-2 |
D. V. Bhaskar Rao [India] |
Simulation of Indian South West Monsoon Regional Climate using a Regional Climate Model |
12 Minutes |
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CT-3 |
P. K. Pal and others [India] |
Ensemble Integration Method for Extended Range Prediction of Monsoon |
12 Minutes |
Tea/Coffee Break: 3:30 – 3:45PM
Session – II: Monsoon Forecasting – II / Monsoon System Climate(Predictability and Variability) Time: 3:45PM – 6:00PM
|
S. No. |
Speaker's Name |
Title of the Presentation |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT-13 |
S. V. Singh [India] |
Medium Range Weather Forecasting Monsoon in India |
20 Minutes |
|
IT-14 |
G. Holland, AeRA [Australia] |
Monsoons and Tropical Cyclones |
20 Minutes |
|
CT-4 |
Sethuraman[USA] |
Challenges in the prediction of meso-scale variations of monsoon rainfall |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-5 |
S. M. Daggupaty [Canada] |
Numerical Simulation of Development of Sea Breeze Fronts with a Boundary layer Forecast Model |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-6 |
S. R. Kalsi [India] |
Short Range Forecasting of Monsoon in India |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-7 |
S. K. Dash [India] |
Effect of Eurasian Snow on the Indian Monsoon Circulation |
12 Minutes |
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Monsoon System Climate(Predictability and Variability) Session Starts
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IT-15 |
C. P. Chang [USA] |
Monsoon-ENSO relationships: Role of TBO and Atlantic Oscillations |
20 Minutes |
|
IT-16 |
W. K. M. Lau [USA] |
Relationship of South Asian Monsoon Variability with Global Climate |
20 Minutes |
|
CT-8 |
R. H. Kripalani[India] |
Response of Rainfall Variability over South and East Asia to Eurasian Snow |
12 Minutes |
22nd March 2001
Session – III: Monsoon System Climate(Predictability and Variability)
Time: 9:00 - 11:15AM
|
S. No. |
Speaker's Name |
Title of the Presentation |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT-17 |
G. Meehl [USA] |
The Tropospheric Biennial Oscillation and Asian-Australian Monsoon Rainfall |
20 Minutes |
|
IT-18 |
G. Wu [China] |
The Three Stages in Asian Monsoon Onset |
20 Minutes |
|
CT-9 |
Kusuma G. Rao [India] |
Structure of Monsoon Boundary Layer and Parameterisation of surface fluxes |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-10 |
Anjuli S. Bamzai [USA] |
Relationship between Eurasian snow and Arctic Oscillation on seasonal and interannual time-scales and implications on long-range forecasting of the Indian summer monsoon |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-11 |
P. V. Joseph[India] |
‘Asia Pacific Wave’ in May and during the following months in relation to rainfall during June to September |
12 Minutes |
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CT-12 |
Y. C. Sud[USA] |
Simulation Study of effects of Solar Irradiance and Sea Surface Temperature on Monsoons and Global Circulation. |
12 Minutes |
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CT-13 |
Emily Black[UK] |
Indian Ocean SST variability and its effect on Tropical Climate over the last 128 years |
12 Minutes |
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CT-14 |
Herve Douville [France] |
Impact of increased atmospheric CO2 Level on the Indian Summer Monsoon: Robust vs Model dependent Responces |
12 Minutes |
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CT-15 |
U. S. De [Switzerland] |
Breaks in monsoon and its variability |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-16 |
P. Goswami[India] |
Association between Quasi-biweekly Oscillation and Summer Monsoon Variabilities |
12 Minutes |
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Tea Break: 11:15 – 11:30AM
Session – IV: Ocean-Atmospheric Interactions Starts Time: 11:30AM – 1:00PM
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IT-19 |
T. Yamagata [Japan] |
The Indian Ocean Dipole |
20 Minutes |
|
IT-20 |
D. L. T. Anderson [U K] |
Dynamical Prediction of Monsoon with ECMWF Coupled model |
20 Minutes |
|
IT-21 |
S. K. Dube [India] |
Modelling and Prediction of the waves over the Indian Ocean during monsoon |
20 Minutes |
|
CT-17 |
H. Hase[Japan] |
Structure of the eastern Indian Ocean during the R/V "Mirai" cruise in November 2000 |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-18 |
S. K. Behra[Japan] |
Air-sea Interactions in sub-tropical Indian Ocean |
12 Minutes |
Session – V: Observational Experiments & Remote Sensing
Time: 2:00 - 3:40PM
|
S. No. |
Speaker's Name |
Title of the Presentation |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT-22 |
R. R. Kelkar [India] |
Remote Sensing of Monsoon |
20 Minutes |
|
IT-23 |
D. R.Sikka [India] |
Observational Experiments of Monsoon: Progress in Monsoon Understanding in 4 Decades from IIOE to BOBMON |
20 Minutes |
|
CT-19 |
J. Purdom [USA] |
Trends in Environmental Satellite Remote Sensing In The 21st Century |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-20 |
B. J. Kim[Korea] |
Korea Monsoon Experiment (KORMEX) IOP Data :Characteristics of the Atmospheric Mixed Layer |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-21 |
G. V. Rao[USA] |
An overview of convection in the Arabian sea in the early part of the South Westerly monsoon |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-22 |
M. S. Narayanan [India] |
Microwave Observations of Marine Atmosphere from Indian Oceansat - 1 |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-23 |
R. C. Bhatia [India] |
Validation of Quantitative Precipitation Estimate (QPE) derived from INSAT IR data |
12 Minutes |
Tea Break: 3:40 – 4:00PM
Session – VI: Hydrological and Agricultural aspects of Monsoon and Climate Change
Time: 4:00PM – 5:30PM
|
S. No. |
Speaker's Name |
Title of the Presentation |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT-24 |
John L McBride[Australia] |
Capturing the benefits of seasonal climate forecast in agricultural management: Case Studies in Indonesia, India and Zimbabwe |
20 Minutes |
|
CT-24 |
Andrew Challinor[UK] |
Agricultural impacts of Monsoon Variability across various spatial scales: A case study of Groundnut yield in India |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-25 |
Someshwar Das [India] |
Sensitivity of Indian Summer Monsoon Prediction To Parameterization Of Various Physical Processes |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-26 |
Rajiv Mehta [India] |
Use of Weather Data in Management of Indian Agriculture |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-27 |
P. S. Patrovich [Russia] |
Current Problems of Global Change: The holes in the ozone and greenhouse scare- the scientific evidence the sky is not falling |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-28 |
P. C. S. Devara [India] |
Interannual Variability In Aerosol Loading And Its Impact On Climate Change And Monsoon |
12 Minutes |
|
CT-29 |
Ramesh P. Singh [India] |
Water vapour over Indian sub-continent and its role in forecast of Monsoon |
12 Minutes |