El NiÑo/La NiÑa and The Indian Monsoon
Published: Jun 25, 2019
Photo courtesy: NASA
El Nino events have a major impact on phytoplankton (in green) especially when the warm water pushes far to the east of the Pacific.
Abstract: The monsoon varies over intra-seasonal, inter-annual and multi-decadal time-scales—with the inter-annual variability being the most relevant to the season. Droughts and floods associated with this variability adversely impact agriculture, water resources and eventually, the Indian economy.
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