Hydrometeorological study of severe rainstorms of north Bihar

Authors

  • ASHIM K. GHOSH Meteorological Office, Patna
  • K. PRASAD Meteorological Office, Patna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v33i3.2852

Abstract

The study contains hydrometeorological analysis of severe rainstorms of north Bihar comprising of the catchments of the Gandak, the Burhi Gandak, the Bagmati, the Adhwara group and the Kamala. Rainstorm pattern in relation to location and tracks of monsoon depressions/low pressure areas has also been studied. This study has revealed that severe rainstorms in this area occur mostly in the month of September. Bearings range from minus 45 deg. to plus 95 deg. and the distances of heavy rain centre from that of the centre of the disturbance of the previous day range between 110 and 520 km.

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01-07-1982

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A. K. GHOSH and K. PRASAD, “Hydrometeorological study of severe rainstorms of north Bihar”, MAUSAM, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 385–390, Jul. 1982.

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Vol. 33 No. 3 (1982): MAUSAM

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