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| Article Name : | | | Probability and variability analysis of rainfall characteristics of Dinhata in Koch Behar district of West Bengal | | Author Name : | | | Jayanta Das | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-1408 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The historical daily rainfall data for the period of 40 years (1972-2011) of Dinhata in Koch Behar district of W.B. were analyzed to know weekly, monthly, seasonal, annual and decadal rainfall variability and probabilities at different level for suitable crop planning. The overall mean annual rainfall was 2909.88 mm, with standard deviation 658.39 mm and coefficient of variation 22.62 %. The annual rainfall of 2800.5 mm with 105 rainy days and 2487.2 mm rainfall and 91 rainy days may be expected with 51.24% and 75.64 % probability level, respectively. The seasonal rainfall was distributed as 2158.6 mm, 535.86 mm and 215.39 mm in kharif (June to September), summer (March to May) and rabi (October to February) seasons, respectively | | Keywords : | | |
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