Open AccessSeasonal features of the spatial distribution of rainfall in pre-partitioned India
Author(s) -
Kalyan B. Sinha
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v10i1.4025
Subject(s) - geography , spatial distribution , climatology , distribution (mathematics) , environmental science , meteorology , physical geography , mathematics , geology , remote sensing , mathematical analysis
The spatial distribution of rainfall in accordance with the practice prevalent in the India Meteorological Department, viz., "few falls", "local" and "widespread" during the four seasons and the whole in the different meteorological subdivisions of the pre-partitioned India have been studied with a view, to find any common features that may exist between the three types of rainfall distribution. Distribution of total number of rainy days in the various meteorological subdivisions during the four seasons and the year have been discussed.