Spatial and temporal variations in the occurrences of wet periods over major river basins in India

• DOI: 10.1007/s12040-010-0048-z
• Publication Date: 2010-12-09T07:16:28Z
• Authors: N. R. Deshpande; N. Singh
• Keywords: 13. Climate action; 15. Life on land; 01 natural sciences; 6. Clean water; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

This study highlights the hydro-climatic features of the five wet periods contributing in different percentages to the annual rainfall total over major river basins in India. Spatial and temporal variations in the parameters such as starting date, duration and rainfall intensity of these wet periods throughout India have been discussed using daily gridded rainfall data for the period 1951–2007. An attempt is also made here, to assess the impact of global SSTs on the start and duration of the wet periods in Indian river basins.