Fuzzy Clustering-Based Ensemble Approach to Predicting Indian Monsoon

Table 1

Climatic parameters (CP) influencing Indian monsoon with geographical location, correlation values, and correlated month (0 signifies same years and −1 signifies previous year).

CP	CP name	Location	Correlation values	Correlated months
CP1	North Atlantic Ocean SST anomaly	20°N–30°N, 100°W–80°W	0.242	Jan (0)
CP2	North Atlantic Ocean surface pressure anomaly	20°N–30°N, 100°W–80°W	0.256	April (0)
CP3	East Asia SLP anomaly	35°N–45°N, 120°E–130°E	0.337	May (0)
CP4	East Asia surface pressure anomaly	35°N–45°N, 120°E–130°E	0.341	Mar (0)
CP5	Equatorial South Eastern Indian ocean SST anomaly	20°S–10°S, 100°E–120°E	0.200	Sept (−1)
CP6	Pressure gradient between Madagascar and Tibet	—	0.253	May (0)
CP7	Niño 3.4 SST anomaly	5°S–5°N, 170°W–120°W	0.311	Sept (−1)
CP8	Equatorial Pacific Ocean SLP anomaly	5°S–5°N, 120°E–80°W	0.272	Aug (−1)
CP9	North West Europe surface pressure anomaly	55°N–65°N, 20°E–40°E	0.183	Jan (0)
CP10	North Central Pacific zonal wind anomaly	5°N–15°N, 180°E–150°W	0.457	May (0)