Stratospheric processes play a signi?cant role in regulating the weather and c- mate of the Earth system. Solar radiation, which is the primary source of energy for the tropospheric weather systems, is absorbed by ozone when it passes through the stratosphere, thereby modulating the solar-forcing energy reaching into the t- posphere. The concentrations of the radiatively sensitive greenhouse gases present in the lower atmosphere, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and ozone, control the radiation balance of the atmosphere by the two-way interaction between the stratosphere and troposphere....

Stratospheric processes play a signi?cant role in regulating the weather and c- mate of the Earth system. Solar radiation, which is the primary source of energy for the tropospheric weather systems, is absorbed by ozone when it passes through the stratosphere, thereby modulating the solar-forcing energy reaching into the t- posphere. The concentrations of the radiatively sensitive greenhouse gases present in the lower atmosphere, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and ozone, control the radiation balance of the atmosphere by the two-way interaction between the stratosphere and troposphere....

The weather and climate over India shows large spatial inhomogeneity. Peninsular Indian region is a peculiar homogenous meteorological zone, which worth a study in detail due to its underlying terrain and maritime environment. This work is an attempt to analyze the spatial and temporal characteristics of the weather and climate of peninsular India having influenced on various time scales by factors such as solar forcing, northern Indian ocean SST and moisture, air temperature and zonal wind. This book employs empirical as well as numerical approaches to accomplish this objective. We...