Monsoon onset and reservoir build up- A case Study for Hirakud

Authors

  • O. N. DHAR
  • S.S. NANDARGI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v43i3.3462

Keywords:

Monsoon onset, Effective monsoon inflow, Reservoir build-up, Antecedent basin conditions

Abstract

Onset of monsoon for each year of the period from 1961 to 1986 over the Upper Mahanadi basin has been studied taking into consideration the sharp increase in water levels of the Hirakud reservoir. This study has shown that .there are positive and negative time-lags in the arrival of monsoon run off into the reservoir. It has been seen that positive time lags are due to antecedent condition of the basin before the onset of monsoon while negative time-lag appears to be due to pre-monsoon thunderstorm activity which causes reservoir levels to increase before the onset of monsoon. Attempt has been made to discuss all these cases briefly. It has been seen that on  a majority of occasions monsoon runoff has reached the reservoir with a time-lag of 1 to 4 days.

 

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Published

01-07-1992

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O. N. . DHAR and S. . NANDARGI, “Monsoon onset and reservoir build up- A case Study for Hirakud”, MAUSAM, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 315–320, Jul. 1992.

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 3 (1992): Mausam

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Shorter Contribution

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