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Some evidence of climate change in twentieth-century India
- States climate in India has large spatial and temporal variations due to its vast size and geography
- Finds that in the last century the atmospheric surface temperature in India has enhanced by about 1 and 1.1°C during winter and post-monsoon months respectively, according to observed data and model reanalyzed fields
- Finds that observations indicate occurrence of more extreme temperature events in the east coast of India in the recent past
- Finds that during summer monsoon months, there is a decreasing (increasing) trend in the frequency of depressions (low pressure areas)
- Finds an increase in the number of severe cyclonic storms crossing Indian Coast
- Analysis of rainfall amount during different seasons indicate decreasing tendency in the summer monsoon rainfall over Indian landmass and increasing trend in the rainfall during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon months
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