A study of major rainstorms of the Teesta basin

Authors

  • B. BISWAS Flood Meteorological Office, Jalpaiguri
  • C. V. V. BHADRAM Flood Meteorological Office, Jalpaiguri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v35i2.2003

Abstract

The average monthly and annual rainfall of the Teesta basin have been worked out by isohyetal method based on 22 years (1960- 81) rainfall data; and the salient features of rainfall distribution over the basin are discussed. 53 rainstorms occurred during the period, of durations 1-day to 3-day have been analysed. It is observed that rainstorms are most frequent during the Month of July and are of I-day duration. For the period under study, the rainstorm of 3- 5 Oct 1968 has made maximum contribution of average depth of rainfall for 1, 2 and 3-day durations. The synoptic situations associated with the rainstorms are also discussed in detail.

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01-04-1984

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B. BISWAS and C. V. V. BHADRAM, “A study of major rainstorms of the Teesta basin”, MAUSAM, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 187–190, Apr. 1984.

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Vol. 35 No. 2 (1984): MAUSAM

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Shorter Contribution

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