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• The data for the Weather Underground clickable image, the uswx. com summary, and the past 24 hours conditions are all from the Virginia Tech airport, which is also the source for the Blacksburg weather shown on the Weather Channel. ... One may have to scroll down to find Blacksburg on the NWS text regional weather summary, which is the text for the overview given on the NOAA weather radio. ...
• The National Weather Service - Blacksburg: Information about the National Weather Service Office in Blacksburg; local, regional and national forecasts; information on and visuals from the NEXRAD radar; links to other weather information providers. ...
• Kevin Myatt's Weather Journal: Kevin Myatt works the copy desk for The Roanoke Times “and is its principal weather geek. ” Current entries for his Weather Journal are published twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays) on the second page of the Virginia Section. ... His journal entries present, in layman terms, background information about current and future weather. If the weather is changing rapidly, the online version of the journal is updated between his column dates. In times of slower live weather, he'll hit a few general or even historic topics. He is quite familiar with the various climate models, and he makes clear the tradeoffs involved in predicting the patterns in the jet streams and their implications on the weather in the Roanoke (as well as the New River) Valley. ...
• Many weather facts about Virginia, plus links to other weather-related sites. ... In addition to forecasts and discussions about Virginia weather, Patrick Michaels, the state climatologist, often includes articles about global warming -- a topic he believes to be exaggerated in most of the press accounts. ...

• The cause of our current weather phenomenon (Earth Changes), is due to none other than our Sun. ...
• Research suggest a type of chain reaction between solar activity and our weather phenomenon exist, which I call Earth Changes. ... :-)  This changing of current trajectory in turn is the cause of our current weather escalation. In other words, the more active the Sun's solar activity, the more effect on our weather patterns. ...
• Weird Weather Tied To Polar Winds. ...
• SAN FRANCISCO, Reuters— Shifting wind patterns around the North Pole are partly to blame for a raft of weather changes in recent decades ranging from warmer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere to declining sea-level pressure over the Arctic, researchers reported at a scientific meeting here. ...
• Changes in the “polar vortex,” the pattern of winds which encircles the pole, may well be a sign of more severe weather shifts to come, he added. ...
• As a result, frigid polar weather has not moved as far south during the Northern Hemisphere winter, leading to climate changes ranging from higher temperatures across Europe and Asia to a sharp decrease in Spanish rainfall. ...

• Perhaps the most sinister weather phenomenon in the world is the twister - that dark, dangerous funnel drooping from the clouds that weaves its way across the landscape, leaving a narrow trail of devastation in its wake. ...
• Tornados are a normal part of the chaotic atmospheric events that make up the weather: difficult to predict, but likely to happen every now and then. ...
• Coda: Using mathematics to predict the weather.
• Modelling the weather.
• Weather forecasting is an extremely difficult mathematical problem. ... In short, to predict the weather with any degree of accuracy requires a computer model of the surface of the entire Earth. ...
• But it's possible for weather conditions to be completely different in two places just a short distance apart. ... Trying to reconcile the computer model of the whole Earth, which is necessarily on a very large scale, with local weather patterns, which are on a much smaller scale of 1km or less, is one of the major difficulties involved in weather prediction. ...
• Another well-known difficulty is the so-called "butterfly effect" - a tiny movement somewhere in the world (such as, whimsically, a butterfly flapping its wings) can cause huge changes elsewhere several days later, because the chaotic nature of the weather magnifies any movements. So if any of the measurements taken by weather stations around the world are not 100% accurate - and they very rarely are! - then within a few days the forecast will be completely wrong. Weather forecasters have not yet started to blame their mistakes on rogue butterflies though! .
• Forecasting is likely to become more important, especially if global warming produces more violent weather in the UK, such as more frequent tornadoes. ...

• Current weather Now: Few Clouds, 44. ...
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• Severe Weather .
• Thundersnow phenomenon could forecast heavy storm .
• Missouri scientist Patrick Market said for the past four years he's been looking into a phenomenon known as thundersnow, a rare event that some researchers believe foreshadows an intense snowstorm with heavy accumulation.
• If you witness lightning during a snowstorm, you can report it to Patrick Market's team at http://weather. ...
• Greg Koch, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, Mo. ...
• Eventually, Market would like to provide weather officials enough information that they can predict thundersnow-producing storms with a high degree of certainty about what will come along with them.
• More in Severe Weather .

• Spring Weather Information 2001.
• Our weather will also come in the form of severe thunderstorms, which will possibly bring high winds and/or hail to the area. ... As mentioned before, tornadoes are also a local weather phenomenon that can become severe, and they deserve no less forethought and planning. The following links are offered to help you better understand and prepare for these types of weather events. ...
• Current Weather Conditions:.
•      Illinois Weather - University of Illinois, Department of Atmospheric Sciences.   Click here first because this site contains useful information such as current Champaign conditions (including heat index), current weather maps, new radar images with national regional and local perspectives, and more. ...
•      The Interactive Weather Information Network - National Weather Service.   This site contains notices of active weather warnings for each state. ... Your screen will update every 60 seconds with new information, and the site contains hourly weather reports, forecasts and more.
•      USA Weather - Intellicast.   This site gives weather forecasts by state and by city. ...
•      The Weather Channel - The Weather Channel.   This site contains weather information for the entire United States. ...
• Severe Weather Information  .
•      Severe Thunderstorms - The Weather Channel. ...

• Ice Storm Warning - A bulletin issued by the National Weather Service when damaging accumulations of ice are expected during a freezing rain event. ...
• Instability is a prerequisite for severe weather - the greater the instability, the greater the potential for severe thunderstorms. ...
• General weather patterns (hot/cold, wet/dry) are related closely to the position, strength and orientation of the jet stream (or jet streams). ...
• Severe weather potential also is increased with storms near the crest of a LEWP. ...
• However there are no "magic numbers" or threshold LI values below which severe weather becomes imminent. ...
• Their position and intensity govern general weather patterns (e. ... , shortwave troughs) typically move more rapidly through the broader flow of a longwave trough, producing weather changes over shorter time periods (a day or less). ...
• A product issued by local NWS offices to inform users of reports of severe and/or significant weather-related events. ...
• Mammatus clouds often accompany severe thunderstorms, but do not produce severe weather; they may accompany non-severe storms as well. ...
• MCCs typically form during the afternoon and evening in the form of several isolated thunderstorms, during which time the potential for severe weather is greatest. ...
• Therefore, a mesocyclone should not be considered a visually-observable phenomenon (although visual evidence of rotation, such as curved inflow bands, may imply the presence of a mesocyclone). ...
• Severe weather potential often increases in the area near and just ahead of a mesolow. ...
• Mesolow should not be confused with mesocyclone, which is a storm-scale phenomenon. ...
• Mesonet - A regional network of observing stations (usually surface stations) designed to diagnose mesoscale weather features and their associated processes. ...
• Mesoscale - Size scale referring to weather systems smaller than synoptic-scale systems but larger than storm-scale systems. ... Squall lines, MCCs, and MCSs are examples of mesoscale weather systems. ...

• During the winter season, the multifarious intense weather phenomenon, the low temperature levels as well as the seasonal climate affect the natural environment, creating at the same time an atmosphere of melancholy.
• The first month of the winter season is December, during which the average temperature is 15°C, and December is the month that the first severe weather phenomenon start to approach the Greek land. ... During the windy season of winter, heavy rainfalls of short duration in combination with hail and even snow are the main features of the weather.
• During the season of winter, the deep blue sky, the huddling gray clouds, the severe weather phenomenon and the stimulating cold, which cover the whole latitude of the Greek landscape, sometimes make it impossible for you to travel, or even leave your house. This is the ideal opportunity for you to relish cocooning, huddle around the fireplace, or seat comfortably in front of your window and gaze at this miraculous view that the environmental phenomenon creates during winter time. ...

• Topics > Health conditions > Heart and circulation system > Circulation problems > Raynaud's phenomenon.
• Raynaud's phenomenon.
• Raynaud's phenomenon is the short term interruption of blood flow to the extremities, such as fingers and toes. ... Raynaud's phenomenon can last from just a few minutes to many hours. ... It is much more common in females, with around one in five women thought to experience Raynaud's phenomenon at least once in their lifetime. ... Raynaud's phenomenon doesn't usually cause permanent damage. ...
• Raynaud's phenomenon is characterised by changes in skin colour, from pink to blue to white, as the blood supply dwindles. ...
• Raynaud's phenomenon can be categorised into two groups:.
• Primary Raynaud's phenomenon in cold weather, the body prevents heat loss by redirecting the blood away from the extremities. In a person with Raynaud's phenomenon, this reaction is exaggerated. ...
• Secondary Raynaud's phenomenon - this condition can be symptomatic of various underlying autoimmune disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma and systemic lupus erythematosus. Around one in 20 people with Raynaud's phenomenon have an autoimmune disease.
• Other common causes of Raynaud's phenomenon include:.
• Complications of Raynaud's phenomenon.
• In most cases, Raynaud's phenomenon is harmless and doesn't have any lasting effects. ...
• Since Raynaud's phenomenon can be a symptom of more serious underlying illnesses, including scleroderma and lupus, it is important to see your doctor for diagnosis. Usually, treating the primary illness should ease the symptoms of Raynaud's phenomenon. ...

• The development and support of the Russian Space Weather Initiative (RSWI) net of web-sites for the exchange of scientific data, model results and forecasting of space weather phenomenon, using as the main point of contact the already existing RSWI central web-site. ...
• 1 Development and support of the "Russian Space Weather Initiative (RSWI)" net of web-sites for the exchange of scientific data, model results and forecasting of space weather phenomenon. ...
• Development and distribution of complex software for space weather diagnostics and prediction purposes based on the net. ...
• Development of common data format standard of experimental data storing and handling, complex analysis and development of the software for space weather diagnostic and prediction purposes. ...
• 4 Development and supporting of the web-site "Yakutsk Space Weather Center" .
• Development and distribution of complex software for forecast of space weather on the ground-based radiation monitoring. ...
• Petersburg University that could help in better understanding the solar influence on space weather and forecasting. ...
• 10 Creating and supporting of the web-site "Space Weather Monitoring" .
• Methodologies: Improvement of software for loading, submitting, and distribution data of observations (solar, geomagnetic, and ionosphere) via electronics and ordinary mail, for the purpose of Space Weather monitoring and prediction. ...
• Methodologies: Preparation and distribution of Annual catalogue of preflare activity in radioemission of the Sun, anomalous phenomenon in the middle latitude ionosphere, natural electromagnetic environment. ...
• 15 Publication of book "Space Weather Forecasting by Means of Ground Based Cosmic Ray Monitoring" .
• Methodologies: Presentation of the cosmic ray data analysis method for space weather forecasting. ...
• 16 Identification of "Key Space Weather Parameters" and "Case Studies" .
• Identify "Case Studies" using Table 1 for various space weather inducing phenomenon to test "Key Parameters". ...
• Furthermore "case studies" to test the "key parameters" for various space weather inducing phenomenon will be identified using the data and models available from all members. ...
• The goal of the workshops is to discuss in detail the various space environments that the space weather phenomenon may influence. ...

• And the Weather Report is.
• But most importantly, it is responsible for deviating the globe's usual weather conditions (Class Notes). ...
• Despite all this information, researchers have yet to understand the causes of these events as well as El Niño's associations with weather anomalies around the globe. ... With such findings, the effects of El Niño can be indirectly measured, with the hope of shedding light on this weather phenomenon. ...
• When accurate predictions were publicized and allowed governments to prepare for the upcoming weather, famine-prevention and drought preparation programs saved many lives and money in Ethiopia. ...
• However, emphasis must be placed on the scientific community being able to successfully forecast the approaching weather effects of El Niño three to six months in advance. ...
• Although he only makes a strong appearance maybe once or twice a decade, El Niño manages to leave a lasting impression by wreaking havoc throughout the world as he reverses usual weather conditions. In fact, just about every weather incident during the length of El Niño, and even events thereafter, are blamed on him. ... With this in mind, the possibility of preventing billions of dollars in damages a thousands of victims caused by El Niño very well justify current scientific research on comprehending the earth's weather system. But as of now, much progress must be made before man can claim that he fully understands the weather phenomenon called El Niño. ...
• The effects of this weather phenomenon on regions like El Yaqui Valley in Sonora, Mexico demonstrate that present knowledge of El Niño pays off. ... Comparing the SO anomaly index with the precipitation records of Tesia, a weather station in Sonora, reveals a correlation coefficient that is maximized with a ten month lag (see Correlation of Tesia Precipitation and SO SLP Anomaly). ...
• In the south of the country, neighboring Guatemala and Belize, these same conditions reportedly turn the weather drier and warmer in June through August. As for negative sea surface temperature anomalies, a phenomenon called La Niña, the reverse effects are documented. ...
• If one could convince the farmers to also exploit the scientific community's ability to predict weather conditions of El Niño and La Niña three to six months in advance, production and costs could be further maximized. ...
• For example, farmers could avoid unnecessary nitrogen fertilizer losses through better timing and techniques of application based on the knowledge of upcoming El Niño's weather effects. ...

• ABC Rural Homepage >> NSW Country Hour >> NSW Country Hour Summary >> El-nino weather phenomenon on the decay.
• NSW Country Hour Summary • Story Archive• Weather.
• El-nino weather phenomenon on the decay - Georgia Bateman.
• Mr Lellyett admits at this time of year the forcast model is at its least reliable, however, he says out of all the models around the world the majority are indicating a break down in the drought weather event and is relatively confident.

• Its fast-changing weather, river levels, and temperature can punish you with a vengeance not to mention that every year the environment kills, especially in the mountains and on the water.
• They provide real-time data on Washington State's weather conditions, ocean tides, river levels, and a whole slew of geological information related to volcanic, earthquakes, and the status and locations of landslides.
• Mountain Forecasts  National Weather Service (Seattle WA). ...

• Weather Phenomenon:.
• The amount of "breakage" (how severe is the loss of left) and the timing is most dependent upon that warm air aloft phenomenon we call "temperature inversion" (see preceeding discussion of "steerage" to gain understanding of this phenomenon).
• This is a weather tool called the Scew-Tempurature plot and includes a hodograph (familiar to pilots in Asia) and a wind plot. ...

• D37 APPENDIX C -------------- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ENCODING RULES AND CODE TABLE 4678 ------------------------------------------------------ w'w' CODE TABLE 4678 w`w` -- Significant present and forecast weather --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | QUALIFIER | WEATHER PHENOMENA | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |INTENSITY | DESCRIPTOR | PRECIPITATION | OBSCURATION | OTHER | | OR | | | | | |PROXIMITY | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | - Light | MI Shallow | DZ Drizzle | BR Mist | PO Well devel-| | | | | | oped dust/ | | | BC Patches | RA Rain | FG Fog | sand whirls| | | | | | | | Moder- | DR Low drift-| SN Snow | FU Smoke | | | ate (no| ing | | | SQ Squalls | | qualif-| BL Blowing | SG Snow grains| VA Volcanic | | | ier) | | | ash | FC Funnel | | | SH Shower(s) | IC Diamond | DU Widespread| cloud(s) | | + Heavy | | dust | dust | (tornado or| | | TS Thunder- | PE Ice pellets| | water- | | VC In the| | | SA Sand | spout) | | vicinity| FZ Super- | GR Hail | | | | | cooled | | HZ Haze | SS Sandstorm | | | | GS Small hail | | | | | | and/or snow| * | DS Duststorm | | | | pellets | PY Spray | | | | | | | | | | | * | | | | | | UP | | | | | | Unknown | | | | | | precipitation| | | | | | in automated | | | | | | observations | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The w'w' groups shall be constructed by considering the weather categories in sequence, that is intensity, followed by description, followed by weather phenomena. ... 7 refers to the coding of significant present weather and, where applicable, to forecast weather. ... (4) More than one phenomenon other than a precipitation combination noted shall be reported in separate w'w' groups in the order of the columns, for example -DZ FG. NWS: Precipitation combinations shall be reported/forecast in the same weather group and qualifiers shall be understood to apply to the combination. ... WMO Regulations --------------- The following instructions were issued as WMO regulations concerning the preparation of weather observations in the METAR code. ... 1 One or more groups w'w', but not more than three, shall be used to report all present weather phenomena observed at or near the aerodrome and of significance to aeronautical operations in accordance with Code Table 4678. Appropriate intensity indicators and letter abbreviations (Code Table 4678) shall be combined in groups of two to nine characters to indicate present weather phenomena. NWS: WSFOs shall not be constrained by number of characters in the forecasting of weather elements in the TAF code. ... 2 If the observed present weather cannot be reported by use of Code Table 4678, the group w'w' shall be omitted from the report. ... 3 The w'w' groups shall be ordered as follows: (a) First, if appropriate, the qualifier for intensity or for proximity, followed without a space by: (b) If appropriate, the abbreviation for the descriptor followed without a space by: (c) The abbreviation for the observed weather phenomenon or combinations thereof. ... No indicator shall be included in the group: (a) When the intensity of the reported phenomenon is moderate; (b) When an intensity indication is not relevant.

• The Weather Book, starts with the "big picture," our place in space, and explains how each of the various weather conditions play a role in our daily lives. Learn how thunderstorms build, hurricanes are formed, tornadoes destroy, and about crazy weather phenomenon. Included are fascinating insights to weather in the past, including Noah's flood and the Ice Age, and weather in the future. Safety tips are given for dangerous weather situations and instructions for building a weather station. ... Free pull out color Poster inside! The Weather Book  is the first in a series that honors God as Creator. ...

• Matt Borak 13:41, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC) What is the boundary between climate and weather? I attended a talk on climate dynamics recently, and from what was said there, anything longer than a couple weeks is considered climate rather than weather. ... They certainly are not weather. ...
• Connolley 12:18, 2004 Mar 4 (UTC)) The weather/climate boundary is seomwhat blurred. ... Climate is something like the statistics of weather, over a period long enough for those stats to be stable. Individual El Ninos/Ninas are closer to weather than climate (ocean weather perhaps). ...
• There is nothing like 'stable statistics' and the period of time you use to average weather is completely arbitrary. ... I don't think this is weather. This is what I found at the IPCC glossary: Climate in a narrow sense is usually defined as the “average weather”, or more rigorously, as the statistical description in terms of the mean and variability of relevant quantities over a period of time ranging from months to thousands or millions of years. ...
• I say that seasonal prediction is closer to weather than climate. ...
• I perfectly agree on the 30 years period as the classic time-frame to study (and define) climate (aka "climate is what you expect, weather is what you get"). ... To me (to give another loose division), weather are fluctuations that come from the internal atmospheric instabilities with the ocean (e. ... From such a POV, an individual ENSO event is rather a climatic phenomenon, though it may not touch the long-term averages. However, I agree that such an event does have weather-like characteristics. ...
• I agree with much of what you say, though I have a different definition of climate: weather is individual events; climate is the statistics of such events. ...

• How to Read A Weather Map.
• Information about Weather Maps.
• The information displayed on a weather map is used to illustrate processes that are continuously occurring in the atmosphere. ... The symbols are designed to convey a large amount of weather information on a limited amount of map space. Weather maps illustrate current weather such as cloud coverage, precipitation, thunderstorms, high and low pressure systems, wind speed and wind direction. Fronts are also illustrated on weather maps. ... A great deal of information can be gathered from a weather map by understanding the various symbols used to describe the weather conditions.
• Air Masses Influencing Weather in North America.
• Weather events such as cloud formation, precipitation, thunderstorms, and wind generally develop near a frontal boundary.
• On a weather map, pressure systems are labeled with an H for high pressure and an L for low pressure. ... Therefore wind speed and direction can be estimated by knowing the location of high and low pressure systems on a weather map. The weather map below illustrates high and low pressure systems as well as frontal boundaries.
• Symbols are used on weather maps to illustrate where weather phenomenon are occurring. ... A weather station is depicted on a map by a circle. ...
• Wind speed is shown on a weather map by various symbols. ... The figure below depicts a weather station reporting five-tenths sky coverage and winds blowing from the northwest at 21-25 mph. ...

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• View this forum to check out the classic threads and weather situations in days gone by, as discussed on this forum by you the TWO users. ...
• Featuring many weather related links and links to members own websites. ...
• Weather Library.
• Our Excellent Weather Library with many entries, covering weather events, weather Phenomenon, and scientific explanations of weather features. ...

•     You are Here: Articles > Food & Drink Weekly > March 9, 1998 > Article Sponsored Links Content provided in partnership with Print article  Tell a friend  Find subscription deals Weather Phenomenon Spurs Higher Prices in Produce and Other Commodities. ...
• Cyclical weather pattern El Nino is showing its strength on both coasts of the nation. ...
• The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, which monitors El Nino, said the weather pattern in all likelihood could continue until May.

• detailed weather logs from memorable chases to scientific explanations .
• of thunderstorms and severe weather, Warren Faidley discusses his career .
• USA Today Weather Book.
• The Weather Book is full of drawings and graphs that explain everyday .
• weather in simple terms, backed up by easy to read text that explains .
• for anyone who knows little about the weather and wants to know a lot .
• illustrate various weather phenomenon. ...
• Weather SourceBook: Your One-Stop Resource for Everything You Need to Know to Feed Your Weather Habi.
• The Weather Sourcebook discusses weather in a more hands on way. ...
• it an excellent follow up to The Weather Book. It tells about weather .
• as barometers, anemometers, even whole weather stations, and how to .
• available to certain online weather services on computer. ...
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• 17, 2002) - Throughout the summer, warmer waters have been churning in the Pacific signaling the return of the weather phenomenon known as El Niño. But what do warm waters thousands of miles away mean for Kentucky weather?.
• Typically, El Niño has many predictable effects on United States weather patterns. ...
• Priddy said it's important to remember that even small shifts in the jet steam can have a large impact on a region's weather, which is why no two El Niño episodes are exactly alike.
• To keep track of El Niño and other weather matters, visit the UK Ag Weather Center online at http://wwwagwx. ...

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• THE IMPACT OF EL NIñO AND OTHER WEATHER ANOMALIES ON CROP PRODUCTION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.
• An El Niño phenomenon has been developing since March 1997 resulting in significant warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. The phenomenon is often associated with serious weather anomalies and changes in temperatures and precipitation, which can affect agriculture and water resources. ... Expert opinion also suggests that the phenomenon will continue throughout 1997 and possibly extend into 1998. ...
• To enable some necessary steps to be taken to reduce possible adverse effects, FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) has been closely monitoring weather anomalies in recent months to assess possible effects these may have on crop production and the food supply situation in various countries. ...
• This report, which follows two earlier reports on El Niño and weather anomalies in Latin America and Asia, focuses on Southern Africa. ... This year, FAO/GIEWS has been closely monitoring weather and crop events in southern Africa through satellite imagery (NDVI and CCD), supported by field observations in individual countries. ...
• This report summarises the weather and crop situation as of mid-November.
• As the country is located north of the area presumed to be affected by the El Niño phenomenon, the impact on crops should normally be minor. ...
• The Government has warned farmers about the likelihood of poor rainfall this crop season as a result of the El Niño phenomenon. ...
• Following dry weather in September, rainfall has been abundant and widespread since mid-October, providing conditions for farmers to prepare land and start planting in some areas. ...
• As much of the country could possibly experience below-normal rainfall during the upcoming season as a result of the current El Niño phenomenon, drought warnings have been issued by the Government. ...
• As the country is considered to be one of those at risk of below-normal rainfall this season as a result of the El Niño phenomenon, farmers have been advised to plant early and use drought-resistant seeds. ...

• SOME WEATHER AND CLIMATE ASPECTS OVER HIMALAYAS.
• National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting.
• Himalayan Environment provides the highest and the most sensitive Earth's platform for study of weather and climate aspects and is therefore eminently suited to monitor the signals of global climate changes. Its uplift has gifted Indian Monsoon - the most spectacular phenomenon in the realm of atmospheric sciences. ... Besides giving birth to Monsoon phenomenon, the Himalayan uplift as a result of collision of Indian plate with Asian plate about 40 millions years ago, cooled the whole Earth and modified global atmospheric circulations. ... In this paper some general aspects of weather and climate as controlled by cryosphere are given outlining the role played by high Tibetan plateau, snow cover and glaciers. ...
• The exercise will help accurate weather forecasts to reduce damages from natural disasters like cloudbursts, extreme temperature and wind events, snow and glacier avalanches, glacial lake outbursts floods, flooding, droughts, etc. ... Paleo-environmental records of past hundreds of years will provide base information for realistic estimation of the impact of climatic changes and confidence to predict the weather and climate in various regions of Himalayas.
• The weather and climate aspects noteworthy are: (a) The temperature differences are striking when we compare the temperatures at stations at the same altitude. ...
• For studies of vegetation free area for land-ice-snow-atmospheric interactions will be helpful in knowing the weather changes which affect the climate and the life system: .
• The data will be helpful to predict weather in the region by improved understanding of mountain waves, dynamical, thermal and other physical processes, severe storm activity, radiation cooling, diabatic heating, lee cyclogenesis and tropospheric-stratosphere interactions so that we can develop meso scale and regional models for accurate weather prediction for sustainable development of the region.
• The countries of the region should plan continued strategy to evolve ALPEX like programme which has contributed to better weather prodiction.
• The Himalayas have the coldest weather region in the Northwest and warmer glacier regions in the North-East which are largely responsible for Monsoonal flow pattern, requiring specific scientific investigations in this difficult terrain. ...
• There is a strong need to undertake a detailed study on the Himalayan mountain on weather and climate of the Indian sub-continent. ... For a successful forecasting of weather over India, we have to lay stress on meso-scale systems developing over the plains and over the mountains.
• Data is needed to make a detailed assessment of the thermal and mechanical effects of the Himalayan complex on the evolution of day-to-day weather patterns as well as on the long-term climatic conditions over the Indian sub-continent. Research in parameterising albedo and other interacting processes will be of great help in weather prediction and climatic modeling. ... Intensifying work on monitoring weather and surveillance of glacial cover in the Himalayas need to be taken up as early as possible. ...

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