Increasing Trend of Extreme Rain Events Over India in a Warming Environment

  • B. N. Goswami
    Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Doctor Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India.
  • V. Venugopal
    Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Doctor Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India.
  • D. Sengupta
    Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Doctor Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India.
  • M. S. Madhusoodanan
    Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Doctor Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India.
  • Prince K. Xavier
    Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Doctor Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India.

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公開日
2006-12
DOI
  • 10.1126/science.1132027
公開者
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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<jats:p>Against a backdrop of rising global surface temperature, the stability of the Indian monsoon rainfall over the past century has been a puzzle. By using a daily rainfall data set, we show (i) significant rising trends in the frequency and the magnitude of extreme rain events and (ii) a significant decreasing trend in the frequency of moderate events over central India during the monsoon seasons from 1951 to 2000. The seasonal mean rainfall does not show a significant trend, because the contribution from increasing heavy events is offset by decreasing moderate events. A substantial increase in hazards related to heavy rain is expected over central India in the future.</jats:p>

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  • Science

    Science 314 (5804), 1442-1445, 2006-12

    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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