
Assessing Rainfall Variability and Trends in the Era of Climate Change
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published on 16. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
204 pages
978-620-9-26058-2 (ISBN)
Description
The book analyzes spatial and temporal rainfall variability across Madhya Pradesh using 70 years (1951-2020) of high-resolution gridded rainfall data. Statistical trend analysis was conducted using the Mann-Kendall test, Sen's slope estimator, and the Modified Mann-Kendall test (after removing serial correlation through pre-whitening) at a 5% significance level. The dataset was divided into pre-industrial (1951-1985) and post-industrial (1986-2020) periods for temporal comparison. Rainfall trends were evaluated seasonally and monthly using R Studio (packages trend and modifiedmk) and spatially visualized in ArcGIS 10.3.1. Results show increasing pre-monsoon rainfall during the pre-industrial period, with Barwani and Balaghat experiencing the greatest changes. Monsoon trends varied spatially, with post-industrial years showing an overall increase-maximum rise in Dhar (+0.3922 mm/yr) and decline in Bhind (-0.3286 mm/yr). Post-monsoon and winter rainfall exhibited minimal variation. On a monthly scale, March and April showed notable increases, particularly in Shajapur district.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-620-9-26058-2 (9786209260582)
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Kartikeya Mishra is a Ph.D. Scholar at MANIT, Bhopal. His research focuses on reservoir sedimentation analysis, rainfall-runoff modeling, spatial mapping, and land use/land cover analysis. He has published five research papers in international journals, contributed four book chapters to international volumes, and authored one international book.