Objective determination of the winter monsoon onset dates and its interannual variability in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Chenoli, Sheeba Nettukandy, Diong, Jeong Yik, Mohd Nor, Mohd Fadzil Firdzaus, Yip, Weng Sang, Xavier, Prince, Chang, Nursalleh K., Abu Samah, Azizan
• Format: Article
• Published: Royal Meteorological Society 2022
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/40371/

The northeast/winter monsoon over Malaysia often leads to extreme rainfall events and floods over the windward side of terrain due to the strong northeasterly winds. Comparatively, much less rain falls over the other are sheltered by the mountain ranges. Based on this consideration, the onset of mon...