Rainfall Variability in Satara District of Maharashtra A Case Study |
Author(s): |
| Mr. Matkar Pratik Sitaram , Trinity Academy of Engineering; Prof. S. S. Deshmukh, Trinity Academy of Engineering |
Keywords: |
| Annual Rainfall, Rainfall Variability, Drought Prone, Climate Change, Trend |
Abstract |
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The study area is located in the Western ghats of the Maharashtra. The annual rainfall conditions differ from region to region. In spite of the technological developments in providing improved crop varieties and better management practices in Satara district, agriculture has been considered a gamble as the agricultural productivity is strongly influenced by the vagaries of the monsoon. The average annual rainfall is 1277 mm. The computation of eleven tahsilwise annual rainfall use help of mean, S.D. and coefficient of rainfall variability. This attempt has been made to 1998 to 2016 annual rainfall in Satara district. This article aims to studies related to trends in rainfall eastern part of Satara district in Maharashtra. There are changes in the results of the talukawise studies and a clear and rational picture of rainfall trend has variability in drought prone region. In a study on talukawise trend analysis seven tahsils had decreasing trend in annual rainfall. Among two tahsils showing increasing trend, Mahabaleshwar tahsil shows highest rainfall trend. Remaining two tahsil had the same direction of trend in annual rainfall and seasonal scale. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV5I51399 Published in: Volume : 5, Issue : 5 Publication Date: 01/08/2017 Page(s): 1654-1656 |
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