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Instrumental period rainfall series of the Indian region (AD 1813—2005): revised reconstruction, update and analysis

N.A. Sontakke

(Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune-411008, India, sontakke{at}tropmet.res.in

Nityanand Singh

(Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune-411008, India

H.N. Singh

(Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune-411008, India

Sontakke and Singh (The Holocene 6, 315—31, 1996) developed instrumental period summer monsoon (June—September total) rainfall series (1813—1995) for six homogeneous zones and all of India using 306 raingauge stations. This reconstruction has been revised and updated. Besides reconstructing backward and updating to 2005 the longest possible summer monsoon rainfall series (1813—2005), post-monsoon (October— December total) and annual rainfall series have also been developed for seven homogeneous zones: North Mountainous India (NMI), Northwest India (NWI), North Central India (NCI), Northeast India (NEI), West Peninsular India (WPI), East Peninsular India (EPI), South Peninsular India (SPI), and the whole country using data from 316 well-spread stations. The different series are reported here. The underlying mechanism of the possible cause of the recent decreasing trend in monsoon rainfall and increasing trend in post-monsoon rainfall is described.

Key Words: Summer monsoon rainfall • post-monsoon rainfall • annual rainfall • longest rainfall series • homogeneous zones • India • instrumental record.

The Holocene, Vol. 18, No. 7, 1055-1066 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0959683608095576
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