Fig. 1
From: Precipitation isotopes and monsoon dynamics in the core monsoon zone of India
The monsoon trough and its influence on rainfall in India. (a) The map shows the mean sea level pressure (shading), with low-pressure areas indicating the location of the trough (thick white line). The area covered by the green line marks the core monsoon zone of India. The white dotted lines schematically illustrate the path of the low-pressure systems that form in the north Bay of Bengal and propagate to the central and western parts of India. (b) The region where the low pressure system tracks have been calculated is delineated by a box outlined with a dotted red line. Shading represents sea level pressure. The presence of an extremely severe cyclonic storm (‘Vayu’), which took place in the second week of June 2019, is depicted by the closed contours displayed near the north-western coastal area of India. Please refer to the main text for a detailed information. Figure created using Ferret software, Version: 7.63 (https://ferret.pmel.noaa.gov/Ferret/).
