Limited influence of irrigation on pre-monsoon heat stress in the Indo-Gangetic Plain

Pre-monsoon irrigation over the Indo-Gangetic Plain is often misrepresented in model-driven hypothesis. Using actual census-based data and realistic model simulations, the authors show that irrigation has limited role in enhancing heat stress in the region.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roshan Jha, Arpita Mondal, Anjana Devanand, M. K. Roxy, Subimal Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31962-5