Open AccessSome features of hourly rainfall during southwest monsoon season at Delhi
Author(s) -
Sahil Puri,
Y. M. Duggal,
B. Lal,
Rajni Kant
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v45i1.1873
Subject(s) - monsoon , new delhi , climatology , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , geography , geology , archaeology , metropolitan area
Character! ...tic feature.. .of SO.ul~WC"i1 monsoo n (June to September! rainfall of NewDelh i with its di urnal . cumulative a nd r.angl:\\tlsC' vanallon have bee n studied by constructi ng hourly and ra nge[ntcrval vcries fr om hycto grams ofS~lfdaoung for uic ten years' period. 19?6-1?8~. Stat ion exhibits ligh t to moderaterainfall "altern witha fcw events til rather hea vy rai nfall. The pancm of vanau on of average seasona l and ho urlyrain fall intensity. rainfall per ch ronological hou r. l1,lcan pruba hility of occurrence and its average rai n-dura tionhave been discussed . Cumulative curves between ram amou nt, rain duration and rainfall of increasing amountshave been hrought out . Fo r he...rvy ra infall even ts. the highest probable intensity and its dural ion ha ve been \wrkl't!l )UI.