Open AccessRainfall distribution in India in relation to latitude, longitude and elevation
Author(s) -
G RAMACHANDRAN
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v18i2.4443
Subject(s) - longitude , orographic lift , latitude , elevation (ballistics) , climatology , altitude (triangle) , meteorology , environmental science , geography , sea level , precipitation , physical geography , geology , geodesy , mathematics , geometry
An analysis of the normal rainfall of 167 observatory stations distributed over India and the neighbourhood has been made using regression equations representing monthly and annual rainfall as a linear function of latitude, longitude and elevation above sea level. The multiple CCs are high, being 0.8 to 0.9 except in some months.
The anomalies after eliminating the systematic variations have also been studied. These bring to light other factors which influence rainfall, viz., the orographic effects and the effect of lee-side of mountains.