SCIENCEJun 12 · 20:10 UTCTHE HINDU NATIONAL

Invisible tropical waves linked to extreme rainfall, says study

A study found that invisible atmospheric disturbances such as Kelvin, Rossby, and Mixed Rossby-Gravity waves enhance heavy rainfall by organizing deep convective cloud systems and increasing moisture convergence over the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats.

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