![]() Correspondingly, the continental and maritime clouds also show their contrasting impacts in the rainfall microphysics during these inter-seasonal phases for the two locations. ![]() The study reveals a distinct domination of raindrops of diameter 2 mm and above for the pre-monsoon months (March–May) over Kolkata with respect to Thiruvananthapuram, while for the monsoon months (June–September), no such appreciable differences are noticed. ![]() In addition to the contrasting geographical and climatic variations, the importance of the two locations lies in the fact that the rainfall over Thiruvananthapuram represents the Arabian Sea branch of south-west monsoon while that over Kolkata represents the Bay of Bengal branch. A comparative study of precipitation microphysics along with the possible causative mechanisms for the inter-seasonal variation of raindrop size distribution over Thiruvananthapuram and Kolkata – the two tropical stations of Indian sub-continent has been highlighted in this paper.
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