High-Impact Weather Events over the SAARC Region

Preface

About the Editors

Part I: Thunderstorms

Study of Severe Thunderstorms over Bangladesh and Its Surrounding Areas during Pre-monsoon Season of 2013 Using WRF-ARW Model



Assimilation of Doppler Weather Radar Data through Rapid Intermittent Cyclic (RIC) for Simulation of Squall Line Event over India and adjoining Bangladesh



Impact of Data Assimilation in Simulation of Thunderstorm Event over Bangladesh Using WRF Model

Numerical Simulation of a Hailstorm Event over Delhi, India on 28 March 2013



Simulation of Mesoscale Convective Systems Associated with Squalls Using 3DVAR Data Assimilation over Bangladesh

Simulation of Severe Convective Weather Events over Southern India Using WRF Model

Part II: Tropical Cyclones

Early Warning Services for Management of Cyclones over North Indian Ocean: Current Status and Future Scope

Development of NWP-based Cyclone Prediction System for Improving Cyclone Forecast Service in the Country

Interannual and Interdecadal Variations in Tropical Cyclone Activity over the Arabian Sea and the Impacts over Pakistan



Impact of Cloud Microphysics and Cumulus Parameterisation on Mesoscale Simulation of TC Sidr over the Bay of Bengal Using WRF Model



Eddy Angular Momentum Fluxes in Relation with Intensity Changes of Tropical Cyclones Jal (2010) and Thane (2011) in North Indian Ocean



Impact of Initial and Boundary Conditions on Mesoscale Simulation of Bay of Bengal Cyclones Using WRF-ARW Model



Performance of Global Forecast System for the Prediction of Intensity and Track of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Phailin' over North Indian Ocean



Part III: Heavy Rains

Observational Analysis of Heavy Rainfall during Southwest Monsoon over India