Numerical simulation of a rare winter hailstorm event over Delhi, India on 17 January 2013

Chevuturi, A.; Dimri, A. P.; Gunturu, U. B.

doi:10.5194/nhess-14-3331-2014

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Articles | Volume 14, issue 12

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19 Dec 2014

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| 19 Dec 2014

Numerical simulation of a rare winter hailstorm event over Delhi, India on 17 January 2013

A. Chevuturi, A. P. Dimri, and U. B. Gunturu

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Short summary

This study analyzes the cause of the rare occurrence of a winter hailstorm over New Delhi/NCR (National Capital Region), India. The absence of increased surface temperature or a low level of moisture incursion during winter cannot generate the deep convection required to sustain a hailstorm. Consequently, NCR shows very few cases of hailstorms in the months of December-January-February, making the winter hail formation a question of interest.