Statistical analysis of the relationship between summer monsoon precipitation extremes and foodgrain yield over India

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 419-429

  Revadekar, J V ^a   Preethi, B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Kharif foodgrain yield; Precipitation extreme; Summer monsoon

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY RAINFALL; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; HEAVY RAINFALL; KHARIF FOODGRAIN YIELD; LARGE PARTS; PRECIPITATION EXTREME; PRECIPITATION EXTREMES; SPATIAL EXTENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY; SUMMER MONSOON; SUMMER MONSOON PRECIPITATION;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATOLOGY; CROPS;

RAIN;

CEREAL; CROP YIELD; EXTREME EVENT; FOOD PRODUCTION; GROWING SEASON; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER;

INDIA;

EID: 84857723633     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2282     Document Type: Article

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