US-India Cooperative Research: International Wavelet Analysis of Frequency Spectra for Monsoon Rainfall

该奖项支持对亚洲季风的研究，题为美印合作研究：季风雨频谱的国际小波分析。美国佛罗里达州立大学(FSU)的美国PiT.N.Krishnamurti和科钦科技大学的印度气象学家C.K.Rajan将使用一种新的观测分析方法(小波分析)和建模来研究亚洲季风降水的季节内变异性。了解由亚洲夏季风的活跃期和间歇期形成的季风生命周期的调节机制是一项重大的研究挑战，具有广泛的影响。南亚地区季风降水预报的改进对这些地区数十亿人的水资源、农业、健康和经济福祉问题至关重要。这项研究将把国际和平研究所之前为印度一个地区完成的工作扩展到整个受亚洲季风影响的地区。该奖项支持佛罗里达州立大学博士后和研究生对合作机构的交流访问。合作的共同资金由印度科学与技术部在NSF/DST联合计划下提供。

This award supports research on the Asian monsoon entitled US-India Cooperative Research: International Wavelet Analysis of Frequency Spectra for Monsoon Rainfall.US PI T.N. Krishnamurti, Florida State University (FSU) and Indian meteorologist C.K. Rajan, Cochin University of Science and Technology will study the intraseasonal variability of the Asian monsoon rainfall using a novel observational analysis approach (wavelet analysis) and modeling. Understanding the mechanisms that regulate monsoon life cycles formed by active and break periods in the Asian summer monsoon is a major research challenge and one with broad impacts. Improved predictions of monsoon precipitation for the South Asian regions are critical to issues of water resources, agriculture, health, and economic well being for the billions living in these regions. This research will extend previous work completed by the PI for one region of India to the entire area affected by the Asian Monsoon. The award supports exchange visits to the collaborating institution by a postdoc and graduate student from FSU. Cofunding for the collaboration is provided by the Indian Department of Science & Technology under the NSF/DST joint program.