Satellite Based Temporal Analysis of Local Weather Elements along N–S Transect across Jharkhand, Bihar and Eastern Nepal †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiments
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Materials Used
2.3. Method Adopted
3. Results
3.1. Rainfall Analysis
3.2. Temperature Analysis
3.3. Temperature versus Rainfall Correlation
3.4. Net Surface Radiation (Rn) Analysis
3.5. Surface Evapotranspiration (ET) Analysis
3.6. Pre-Monsoon and Monsoon Rainfall Analysis w.r.t Net Surface Radiation (Rn) and Evapotranspiration (ET)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
Rn | Net surface radiation |
ET | Evapotranspiration |
GIS | Geographical Information System |
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Sl.No. | Sensor | Resolution | Purpose | Source |
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1. | TRMM | 0.25° × 0.25° monthly 3B43v7 | Rainfall analysis | http://www.geovanni.nasa.gov/ |
2. | MODIS-Terra | 1 km × 1 km, 8 day average | Temperature analysis | http://www.geovanni.nasa.gov/ |
3. | GLDAS | 0.25° × 0.25°, monthly average | Radiation analysis | http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/mdisc/ |
4. | SRTM DEM | 90 m | Relief analysis | http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/ |
5. | MERRA-2 | 0.625° × 0.5° monthly | Radiation analysis | http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/ |
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Mahto, S.S.; Pandey, A.C. Satellite Based Temporal Analysis of Local Weather Elements along N–S Transect across Jharkhand, Bihar and Eastern Nepal. Proceedings 2018, 2, 343. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecrs-2-05156
Mahto SS, Pandey AC. Satellite Based Temporal Analysis of Local Weather Elements along N–S Transect across Jharkhand, Bihar and Eastern Nepal. Proceedings. 2018; 2(7):343. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecrs-2-05156
Chicago/Turabian StyleMahto, Shanti Shwarup, and Arvind Chandra Pandey. 2018. "Satellite Based Temporal Analysis of Local Weather Elements along N–S Transect across Jharkhand, Bihar and Eastern Nepal" Proceedings 2, no. 7: 343. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecrs-2-05156
APA StyleMahto, S. S., & Pandey, A. C. (2018). Satellite Based Temporal Analysis of Local Weather Elements along N–S Transect across Jharkhand, Bihar and Eastern Nepal. Proceedings, 2(7), 343. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecrs-2-05156