Open AccessVariability of southwest monsoon rainfall over West Bengal
Author(s) -
Bhudeb Biswas,
K. K. Gupta
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v44i4.3925
Subject(s) - monsoon , climatology , bengal , west bengal , latitude , environmental science , geography , geology , bay , oceanography , geodesy , socioeconomics , sociology
Monthly and seasonal variations of southwest monsoon rainfall over the districts of Gangetic and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal are presented and their differences discussed. Latitudinal variations of monsoon rainfall are brought out. Decadal means of seasonal rainfall over plains are compared with those at higher elevations and northern latitudes. An attempt is made to study long term rainfall trends.