An observational evidence of climate change during global warming era

Abstract The relationships of the Frequency of the Cyclonic Systems (FCS) over the Bay of Bengal in the Summer Monsoon (SM) season (June through September) with the North Atlantic Oscillation Index (NAOI) and the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) from January through May for the period 1950–2005 are examined. The NAOI (January and February) and the SOI (April) showed significant inverse and positive relationships respectively with the FCS generated in SM season over the Bay of Bengal. These relationships are marked on a decadal scale. In the Global Warming (GW) era, a significant reduction in the FCS is associated with a significant increase of NAOI, relaxation of SOI and a weak vertical zonal wind shear in the domain 5°–22°N and 80°–100°E.