Projected and Observed Aridity and Climate Change in the East Coast of South India under RCP 4.5
Joint Authors
Ramachandran, A.
Praveen, Dhanya
Jaganathan, R.
Palanivelu, K.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
In the purview of global warming, the present study attempts to project changes in climate and quantify the changes in aridity of two coastal districts in south India under the RCP 4.5 trajectory.
Projected climate change output generated by RegCM 4.4 model, pertaining to 14 grid points located within the study area, was analyzed and processed for this purpose.
The meteorological parameters temperature and precipitations were used to create De Martonne Aridity Index, to assess the spatial distribution of aridity.
The original index values ranged from 13.7 to 16.4 mm/°C, characterizing this area as a semidry climate.
The outcome from the changed scenario analysis under RCP 4.5 showed that, during the end of the 21st century, the aridity may be increased more as the index values tend to reduce.
The increasing trend in the drying phenomenon may be attributed to the rising of mean annual temperatures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ramachandran, A.& Praveen, Dhanya& Jaganathan, R.& Palanivelu, K.. 2015. Projected and Observed Aridity and Climate Change in the East Coast of South India under RCP 4.5. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078516
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ramachandran, A.…[et al.]. Projected and Observed Aridity and Climate Change in the East Coast of South India under RCP 4.5. The Scientific World Journal No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078516
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ramachandran, A.& Praveen, Dhanya& Jaganathan, R.& Palanivelu, K.. Projected and Observed Aridity and Climate Change in the East Coast of South India under RCP 4.5. The Scientific World Journal. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078516
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1078516