Table 1 Details of experiments conducted in the present study.
From: Elevated aerosol layer over South Asia worsens the Indian droughts
Sr No. | Name of the Experiment | Sea surface temperature (sst) | Period of simulations | Aerosol switched on/off | Experiment description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | aeroffCL | Climatological SST | Ensemble since 21May 31May 2003 | off | Passively transported aerosol (aero-off)- with Climatological SST |
2 | aeronCL | Climatological SST | Ensemble since 21May 31May 2003 | On | Interactive aerosols (aero-on) with Climatological SST |
3 | aeroffEL | Canonical El Niño type SST (Fadnavis et al., 2017) | Ensemble since 21May 31May 2003 | off | Passively transported aerosol (aero-off) with El Niño SST |
4 | aeronEL | Canonical El Niño type SST (Fadnavis et al., 2017) | Ensemble since 21May 31May 2003 | on | Interactive aerosols (aero-on) with El Niño SST |
5 | aeronAMIP | Monthly varying AMIP SST | January 2005-December 2016 | on | Interactive aerosols with monthly varying AMIP SST and forced with meteorology |
6 | aeroffAMIP | Monthly varying AMIP SST | January 2005-December 2016 | off | Passively transported aerosol (aero-off) with monthly varying AMIP SST and forced with meteorology |
