Analysis of long-term rainfall trends in India;Analyse des tendances pluviométriques de long terme en Inde

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 484-496

  Kumar, Vijay ^a   Jain, Sharad K ^b   Singh, Yatveer ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Climate change; India; Mann Kendall test; Non parametric test; Precipitation; Rainfall trend; Sub division

Indexed keywords

INDIA; MANN-KENDALL TEST; NON-PARAMETRIC TEST; PRECIPITATION; RAINFALL TRENDS; SUB-DIVISION;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD SUPPLY; STREAM FLOW;

RAIN;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; MONSOON; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS;

INDIA;

EID: 78649733728     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2010.481373     Document Type: Article

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