ANNUAL RAINFALL IN HILL STATIONS OF WESTERN GHATSTREND ANALYSIS
Anie S S
Research Center, S T Hindu College, Nagercoil , IN
Dr.S.Abrham Thambi Raja
Research Center, S T Hindu College, Nagercoil , IN
Keywords: Hills stations, Kerala, annual rainfall, Trend analysis, Climate change
Abstract
Knowing the variations in the rainfall patterns of hills stations is a vital to understand the water budget and climate change in the area. The present study examined the general rainfall pattern in hill stations such as Idukki and Wayanad using annual rainfall data for 12 years collected from Indian Meterological department, Pune. From the study annual rainfall of hills stations ahows a significant decreasing trend. The decreasing trend in annual rainfall shows the area also affect the climate change.
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