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Changing pattern of the Indian summer monsoon rainfall: an objective analysis.
- Source :
- Climate Dynamics; Jul2013, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p195-203, 9p, 3 Charts, 3 Graphs, 1 Map
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- In a climate change scenario, the present work deals with the possibility of the changes in the rainfall pattern during the principal monsoon season (June 1-September 30) of the Indian summer monsoon. For this purpose three attributes are defined as DTMR, DHMR and DNMR representing the day when 10, 50 and 90 % of the accumulated summer monsoon rainfall is achieved respectively. Using a high resolution (1° × 1°) gridded rainfall data set for the last 50 years prepared by India Meteorological Department (Rajeevan et al. , in Curr Sci 91:296-306, ), the analysis has been carried out over the different parts of the Indian subcontinent. Using statistically robust significance tests, it is observed that the distribution of the three variables have changed significantly at 1 % (or 5 %) significance level in the last 50-year of period. The DTMR and DNMR arrive 2 days early over central India, whereas DHMR appears to arrive 6 days early over west India in the recent decades. The results presented in this paper are supported by the statistically robust significance tests; suggest an apparent change in terms of the arrival of the rainfall attributes during the last half century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SUMMER
MONSOONS
RAINFALL
CLIMATE change
ROBUST control
DATA analysis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09307575
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Climate Dynamics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 88392251
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-013-1710-3