Open AccessDrought spells over north-central India during the 1979 southwest monsoon
Author(s) -
H. S. Ram Mohan,
P Vaisala,
B. V. Appa Rao
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v34i3.2428
Subject(s) - climatology , monsoon , environmental science , geography , geology
Widespread drought spells were observed over north-central India during the 1979 summer monsoon. An attempt has been made in the present paper to study the impact of drought conditions on the short period water balances of representative stations in the region, following the bookkeeping procedure of Thornthwaite and Mather ( 1955) .Cumulative deviation techniques have been used to delineate and categorise the intensity and duration of drought spells.