A study of the rainfall distribution of the unprecedented September 1978 floods in West Bengal with particular reference to the contribution from Damodar catchment

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  • U. S. DAS Regional Meteorological Centre, calcutta

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https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v34i1.2351

Abstract

The flood in West Bengal during the last week of September 1978 has a special significance in the annals of floods in West Bengal due to the havoc it caused in terms of widespread destruction and tremendous loss of life and property in an unprecedented magnitude. A study has been made to indicate the synoptic Meteorological condition associated with this very heavy rainfall in West Bengal and the rainfall distribution during this rainspell. The contributions to the inflow from the Damodar valley area has also been indicated. A comparison with the highest flood in the last five or six decades prior to 1978 has also been made.

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01-01-1983

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U. S. DAS, “A study of the rainfall distribution of the unprecedented September 1978 floods in West Bengal with particular reference to the contribution from Damodar catchment”, MAUSAM, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 93–100, Jan. 1983.

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Vol. 34 No. 1 (1983): MAUSAM

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Shorter Contribution

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