Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1002/2016GL071407 |
| Title (Primary) | On the frequency of the 2015 monsoon season drought in the Indo-Gangetic Plain |
| Author | Mishra, V.; Aadhar, S.; Asoka, A.; Pai, S.; Kumar, R.
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| Source Titel | Geophysical Research Letters |
| Year | 2016 |
| Department | CHS |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 23 |
| Page From | 12,102 |
| Page To | 12,112 |
| Language | englisch |
| Keywords | drought; Indo-Gangetic Plain; SPI; PDSI; GRACE; groundwater |
| UFZ wide themes | RU5; |
| Abstract | The 2015 drought in the Indo-Gangetic Plain posed new challenges related to food and water security and affected the lives of millions. All-India monsoon rainfall in 2015 was the tenth driest year on record (1906–2015) with a deficit of 14.5%, and the Indo-Gangetic Plain witnessed a rainfall deficit of 25.8% (third rank event). Drought severity was amplified by deficits from the previous years in the Indo-Gangetic Plain and other parts of India. The Indo-Gangetic Plain faced a 2 year cumulative deficit of 51%, and the drought of 2014–2015 was unprecedented with a return period of 542 years. The GRACE data showed the occurrence of consecutive negative terrestrial water storage and groundwater anomalies in 2014 and 2015, mainly centered over the Indo-Gangetic Plain region. Notwithstanding uncertainty in future projections, the multiyear droughts in the same regions can pose challenges for water resources and agriculture. |
| Mishra, V., Aadhar, S., Asoka, A., Pai, S., Kumar, R. (2016): On the frequency of the 2015 monsoon season drought in the Indo-Gangetic Plain Geophys. Res. Lett. 43 (23), 12,102 - 12,112 10.1002/2016GL071407 |
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