Variability of south west monsoon rainfall in West Bengal : An application of principal component analysis

Authors

  • PIJUSH BASAK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v65i4.1201

Keywords:

South west monsoon, Variability, Principal component analysis, Empirical orthogonal function, Eigen value, Spatial structure, Transition probability

Abstract

The principal component analysis is utilized to understand the spatial and temporal variability of monsoonal rainfall. The southwest monsoon rainfall data of West Bengal, situated over 21 stations widely spread over the state, has been analyzed for a period of 60 years for inter-annual variations. A coherent subset of 8 north and 13 south stations has been studied separately to produce statistically significant inter-annual signals. It is observed that the above/below transition is quite significant both for station rainfalls and principal components for state-wise and coherent zone analysis.

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Published

01-10-2014

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[1]
P. . BASAK, “Variability of south west monsoon rainfall in West Bengal : An application of principal component analysis”, MAUSAM, vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 559–568, Oct. 2014.

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 4 (2014): MAUSAM

Section

Research Papers

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