Reduction of mid-summer rainfall in northern India after the late-1990s induced by the decadal change of the Silk Road pattern

Variation of summer rainfall can pose substantial challenges to water resources and agriculture in northern India, which includes the most fertile land in India, i.e. the Ganges Plain. This study identifies a significant rainfall reduction in northern India during its peak rainy season (July and Aug...

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Main Authors: Xi Wang, Riyu Lu, Xiaowei Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac2cea