The present study examines the impact of intra‐decadal variability of Meridional Heat Transport (MHT) associated with Indian Ocean Shallow Meridional Overturning Circulation (SMOC) on the rainfall variability over Southern Africa (e.g., Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, south‐eastern Congo, Zimbabwe, southern Tanzania and Madagascar) during austral summer (December to February). Century long ocean reanalysis, atmospheric reanalysis...

Predicting Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) is a challenging task due to its complexity and nonlinear interactions. Any improvement in the seasonal prediction skill of models would highly benefit a large population and the economy. In this context, three sets of hindcast experiments are carried out for 9 months each, for the period 1993–2019, using the National Centers for Environmental Prediction‐Climate Forecast System version 2...

The present study examines the ability of Coupled Model Inter‐comparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) models in representing the dominant modes of tropical Indian Ocean (TIO) sea surface temperature (SST) variability on the interannual and decadal time scale. Historical simulations from 27 CMIP6 models are assessed against Extended Reconstructed SST over the period of 1854 to 2014. Spectrum analysis reveals that many models reprodu...

Platelets control hemostasis and play a key role in inflammation and immunity. However, platelet function may change during aging, and a role for these versatile cells in many age-related pathological processes is emerging. In addition to a well-known role in cardiovascular disease, platelet activity is now thought to contribute to cancer cell metastasis and tumor-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) development. Worldwide,...