A REVIEW OF RECENT CHANGES IN RAINFALL TREND IN SRI LANKA

dc.contributor.author	Abeysingha, N.S.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-03T05:31:53Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-03T05:31:53Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.identifier.issn	1391-3646
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/8727
dc.description.abstract	The rainfall trend provides useful information for effective planning, and management of water resources and agriculture which also gives an insight into the climate change of a region. The rainfall trend varies with the use of different data periods, and therefore, this review attempted to analyse only the recent rainfall trend over Sri Lanka using published literature. The review examined 15 recently published manuscripts for monotonic trends and statistical tests used. Overall, the review identified the increasing tendency of rainfall in the entire country prominently towards the eastern segment. The review also comprehends upward trends of First Inter-Monsoon and North-East monsoon over the country. It is proposed to introduce effective water management measures to harness the opportunities created by increased rainfall and preparedness measures to reduce the anticipated risk.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	TARE;2022
dc.subject	Rainfall	en_US
dc.subject	Agriculture	en_US
dc.subject	Climate change	en_US
dc.subject	Effective water management	en_US
dc.title	A REVIEW OF RECENT CHANGES IN RAINFALL TREND IN SRI LANKA	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US