During the year 2011, the temperatures have been below normal over north and northwestern parts of India due to the enhanced activity of western disturbances. These conditions had raised many apprehensions about the possible impact on the subsequent monsoon, if any.
In this context, this is an attempt to understand the probabilities of less surface heating over northwest India (due to the higher frequency of western disturbances during April 2011) influencing the southwest monsoon rainfall and its extent.
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The study concludes that -
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