Paper
Hydrometeorological Studies for the Development of Water Resources in India
- Authors:
- P. R. Rakhecha
- Abstract
- Hydrometeorology, like many other branches of meteorology, developed in response to pressing demands for information related to rainfall statistics for use in the safe and economical design of water resource projects. From analyses of rainfall data available at approximately 3000 stations in India, this paper provides: the availability of rain water resources in different states of India, information regarding the greatest rainfalls at different stations, the use of severe rainstorms to estimate design storms including the PMP rainfalls for certain water projects, and guidelines for the homogeneous meteorological zones for storm transposition. It has been established that developed countries require approximately 1,000 m3 of fresh water per capita per year; the water availability per person in India stands at approximately 1,902 m3/year, which is nearly twice the water needed by the people of developed countries. In this sense, water resources in India are of relatively high order.
- Keywords
- Hydrometeorology; Monsoon; Rainstorm; Moisture Maximization; Climate change
- StartPage
- 151
- EndPage
- 159
- Doi
- 10.5963/JWRHE0402004