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Introduction to Climate Change Over
the Indian Region
Coordinating Lead Authors
R. Krishnan, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
C. Gnanaseelan, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
J. Sanjay, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
P. Swapna, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
Chirag Dhara, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India,
e-mail: chirag.dhara@tropmet.res.in (corresponding author)
Lead Authors
T. P. Sabin, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
Jyoti Jadhav, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
N. Sandeep, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
Ayantika Dey Choudhury, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
Manmeet Singh, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
M. Mujumdar, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
Anant Parekh, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
Abha Tewari, (Formerly with Indian Air Force, National Health Systems Resource Center and Ministry of
Environment Forest and Climate Change)
Rajeev Mehajan, Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India, New Delhi, India
Contributing Authors
Rahul Chopra, TROP ICSU—Climate Education Project of the International Science Council at the Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
Aparna Joshi, TROP ICSU—Climate Education Project of the International Science Council at the Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
Anita Nagarajan, TROP ICSU—Climate Education Project of the International Science Council at the Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
Megha Nivsarkar, TROP ICSU—Climate Education Project of the International Science Council at the Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
Review Editors
M. Rajeevan, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, New Delhi, India
M. Collins, Centre for Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Dev Niyogi, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN and University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Corresponding Author
Chirag Dhara, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India,
e-mail: chirag.dhara@tropmet.res.in
The original version of this chapter was revised. The caption of figure 1.5 has been changed. The correction to this chapter is available at
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4327-2_13
© The Author(s) 2020, corrected publication 2021
R. Krishnan et al. (eds.), Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4327-2_1
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Introduction to Climate Change Over
the Indian Region
Coordinating Lead Authors
R. Krishnan, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
C. Gnanaseelan, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
J. Sanjay, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
P. Swapna, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
Chirag Dhara, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India,
e-mail: chirag.dhara@tropmet.res.in (corresponding author)
Lead Authors
T. P. Sabin, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
Jyoti Jadhav, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
N. Sandeep, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
Ayantika Dey Choudhury, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
Manmeet Singh, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
M. Mujumdar, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
Anant Parekh, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India
Abha Tewari, (Formerly with Indian Air Force, National Health Systems Resource Center and Ministry of
Environment Forest and Climate Change)
Rajeev Mehajan, Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India, New Delhi, India
Contributing Authors
Rahul Chopra, TROP ICSU—Climate Education Project of the International Science Council at the Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
Aparna Joshi, TROP ICSU—Climate Education Project of the International Science Council at the Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
Anita Nagarajan, TROP ICSU—Climate Education Project of the International Science Council at the Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
Megha Nivsarkar, TROP ICSU—Climate Education Project of the International Science Council at the Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
Review Editors
M. Rajeevan, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, New Delhi, India
M. Collins, Centre for Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Dev Niyogi, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN and University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Corresponding Author
Chirag Dhara, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India,
e-mail: chirag.dhara@tropmet.res.in
The original version of this chapter was revised. The caption of figure 1.5 has been changed. The correction to this chapter is available at
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4327-2_13
© The Author(s) 2020, corrected publication 2021
R. Krishnan et al. (eds.), Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4327-2_1
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