Seminar Title:
Evaluating the Indian Summer Monsoon variability during the end of the 21st century using CMIP6 projections.
Seminar Type:
Departmental Seminar
Department:
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Speaker Name:
Karishma Dahiya
Speaker Type:
Student
Venue:
ER 303 Class Room
Date and Time:
27 Dec 2024 4:30 PM
Contact:
8125817908
Abstract:
Large uncertainties exist in the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) rainfall projections in a warming
climate scenario. The state of the ISM during the warm period is of concern from India's
agriculture and economy perspective. In this study, we aim to evaluate the ISM state by the end
of the 21st century with respect to the mid-Pliocene period which has very similar warming or
temperature changes. To evaluate this, we have compared mid-Pliocene changes from the
pre-industrial period with near future (2051-2080) and far future (2071-2100) changes from the
historical period (1985-2014) using six models from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project
(CMIP) phase 6. The ensemble of the models simulated an increase in precipitation of nearly
21% and 29% in the near future and far future respectively. The precipitation changes in the near
future changes are relatively less than the precipitation changes in past mid-Pliocene period (~29
%) while far future precipitation changes are similar to the past mid-Pliocene changes. From this
analysis, we assume that the ensemble of CMIP6 models simulated similar intensification in ISM
rainfall in the far future period for nearly similar warm temperature conditions. Further, we have
evaluated the changes and similarities through thermo dynamical and dynamical factors. The
change in global surface temperature in the near future and far future is simulated to be 2.83 0C
and 4.14 0C respectively with corresponding changes in precipitable water is 9.54 kg/m2 and
10.50 kg/m2
. The change in precipitable water is comparable in the far future and past
mid-Pliocene. The regional scale Monsoon Hadley circulation over the Indian region is
simulated to be strengthened in both past and future climates (near and far). In addition,
large-scale wind circulation at 850 hPa is simulated to be stronger along the coast of Somalia in
the near and far future and this intensity change magnitude is similar in the far future and
mid-Pliocene. The findings of this research highlight the potential for significant changes in the
Indian Summer Monsoon by the end of the 21st century, which is mainly dependent on thermo
dynamical change rather than the dynamical change.