Southwest monsoon onset dates over Malaysia and associated climatological characteristics

• Main Authors: Chenoli, Sheeba Nettukandy, Jayakrishnan, P.R., Samah, Azizan Abu, Ooi, See Hai, Ahmad Mazuki, Muhammad Yunus, Lim, Chai Heng
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22246/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2018.06.017
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

In Malaysia precipitation prevails throughout the year. However, the southwest monsoon (late May to September) is characterised with low precipitation, less cloud, high outgoing long-wave radiation (OLR) and often featured by dry epochs. Therefore, onset of the monsoon here is best determined by con...