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Rainfall variation and frequency analysis study of Salem district Tamil Nadu

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Title Rainfall variation and frequency analysis study of Salem district Tamil Nadu
 
Creator Arulmozhi, S.
Arulraj, Dr. Prince G
 
Subject Rainfall
Rainfall variability
Frequency analysis
Weibull distribution
 
Description 213-218
Average rainfall and rainy days in Salem district during 32 years were calculated as 945.7mm and 52 days. Highest monthly rainfall 167.9mm occurred in September mostly during the south west monsoon and the highest rainy days were observed in October (8.44 days). Rainfall occurred in southwest monsoon, north east monsoon, winter and summer were 450.4, 324.2, 6.5, and 164.6 respectively. Rainfall frequency analysis revealed that the average annual rainfall of 890.80 mm can be expected to occur once in 2.5 years with a probability of 40%. Monthly dependable rainfall is expected to occur every year from August to October. Based on the results the soil and water conservation structures, crop planning and management can be designed.
 
Date 2017-03-02T04:56:16Z
2017-03-02T04:56:16Z
2017-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/40595
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.46(01) [January 2017]