Monsoon Forecasting (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Monsoon Forecasting

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Simulation using satellite data shows significantly improved precipitation forecast (the red dots) with different lead times over the Indian subcontinent. MODIS (lower series) improves May through July forecast and the addition of GRACE expands forecast through August.

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Peirong Lin.

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