Study of rainfall features over Goa state during southwest monsoon season

Authors

  • S. M. METRI Meteorological Office, Panaji, Goa, India
  • KHUSHVIR SINGH Meteorological Office, Panaji, Goa, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v61i2.796

Keywords:

Off-shore trough, Orography, Monsoon rainfall

Abstract

In this paper the rainfall features at different raingauge stations of Goa state have been studied for the period of 30 years. The statistical parameters such as mean monthly rainfall, Standard Deviation and Coefficient of Variation have been computed for each raingauge station of Goa. Some heavy rainfall events during the period have also been studied. The study shows the significant rising trend of rainfall towards the eastern parts of Goa. Goa experiences an average rainfall of about 330 cm annually and around 90% of annual rainfall occurs during southwest monsoon season i.e. (June to September). Studies revealed that most of heavy rainfall events caused due to active off-shore trough and low pressure systems formed over southeast Arabian Sea. It has also come out from the study that the orography of Goa plays an important role in rainfall distribution. Valpoi receives maximum rainfall due to its orographic effect.

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Published

01-04-2010

How to Cite

[1]
S. M. . METRI and K. . . SINGH, “Study of rainfall features over Goa state during southwest monsoon season”, MAUSAM, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 155–162, Apr. 2010.

Issue

Vol. 61 No. 2 (2010): MAUSAM

Section

Research Papers

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