Details of Award

NERC Reference : NE/I022469/1

South Asian PRecIpitation: a SEamless Assessment - SAPRISE

Principal Investigator:: Professor EJ Highwood, University of Reading, Meteorology
Co-Investigator:: Professor RP Allan, University of Reading, Meteorology
Co-Investigator:: Professor AG Turner, University of Reading, Meteorology
Grant held at:: University of Reading, Meteorology

Abstract:: The Indian summer monsoon provides about 80% of annual rainfall to around a billion people in South Asia. Variations in its timing, intensity and duration have a dramatic impact on society. The weather and climate in the South Asian region is influenced by the weather and climate in the Indian and remote ocean basins via what are known as teleconnections (remote connections). Teleconnections emerge from phenomena such as El Nino - a kind of gigantic ocean weather system that occurs every 2-8 years in the tropical Pacific. Tiny aerosol particles are also key component of the South Asian atmosphere due to the prevalence of cooking fires over the Indo-Gangetic Plain and dust blown from local and remote deserts. It remains a considerable challenge to predict seasonal, decadal and longer-term changes in the South Asian monsoon. This proposal brings together UK and Indian scientists to make progress in understanding what affects the South Asian monsoon on different time scales. Key tools are new climate models that simulate the interactions between the different teleconnections and aerosols and new observations, especially those from satellites. The ultimate goal of the project is to improve predictive capability and to therefore potentially improve the lives of those people affected by monsoon rains.

Authorised funds only

This grant award has a total value of £263,990

DI - Other Costs	Indirect - Indirect Costs	DA - Investigators	DA - Estate Costs	DI - Staff	DA - Other Directly Allocated	DI - T&S
£2,594	£96,559	£18,175	£32,788	£92,897	£3,375	£17,602

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