Abstract: Trends and periodicities in the annual rainfall of India were studied using data for 48 stations having record lengths of over 70 yr. Increasing or decreasing rainfall tendencies were found over large continuous areas in ...

Abstract: The Indian economy is very closely linked with the variable performance of the summer monsoon. The incidence of dry and wet conditions over the country has been examined for the period 1871?1978 by examining the normal ...

Abstract: A long rainfall series for the contiguous Indian region for the summer monsoon season (June-September), when more than 75% of the annual rainfall occurs over large parts of the country, has been constructed by considering ...

Abstract: Detailed correlation analysis of the all-India monsoon rainfall and mean sea-level seasonal pressure at Bombay (19°N, 73°E) up to three lags on either side of the monsoon wren during the last 30 years (1951?80) indicates ...

Abstract: Banerjee et al. showed for the first time that the number of Indian subdivisions with normal or above-normal monsoon rainfall is related to the location of the April 500-mb ridge along 75°E. Thapliyal brought out the ...