Open AccessStatistical Analysis of Seasonal Rainfall Variability and Characteristics in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, India
Author(s) -
G. Janardhan,
Soniya Sonkar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research in science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-602X
pISSN - 2395-6011
DOI - 10.32628/ijsrst207525
Subject(s) - orographic lift , statistical analysis , environmental science , climatology , geography , precipitation , hydrology (agriculture) , meteorology , statistics , mathematics , geology , geotechnical engineering
The three major characteristics of rainfall are mainly its amount, frequency and intensity. The value of rainfall varies greatly from day to day, place to place, month and year to year. Generally Akole tehsil receives the highest rainfall and Karjat and Jamkhed tehsils receives the least rainfall. The main reason for the highest rainfall in Akole tehsil is orographic type rainfall. The rainfall characteristics and distribution in drought prone area in study area. The research covers rainfall data from 1981 to 2014 and the rainfall data is taken from the statistical department website of Ahmednagar district.