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creators_name: Mamun, M.A.A.
creators_name: Rahman, S.M.
creators_name: Uddin, M.N.
creators_name: Sultan-Ul-islam, M.
creators_name: Khairul Arifin, M.N.
creators_name: Rahman, S.M.
title: Rainfall and drought tendencies in Rajshahi division, Bangladesh
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note: cited By 4
abstract: Insufficient rainfall results in water shortage and eventually leads to drought. This research has investigated drought by utilizing standardize precipitation index in monthly mean rainfall data for 30 years from 1988 to 2017 in Rajshahi division, a region in the northwestern part of Bangladesh. Estimated indices have identified that the years 1992, 1994, 2006, and 2012 experienced moderate to severe droughts, and the year 2010 suffered from extreme drought. Non-parametric and linear trend analyses have shown that the number of draughts in the study area has been growing. The study area is thus judged as moving forward to experience more droughts from lack of water due to rainfall deficit, especially during monsoon. This region has already started to experience a shortage of rainwater, approximately 18, in the monsoon season. This shortage is likely to affect the volume of surface water and thus the groundwater recharging, which would distort irrigation for agriculture in the region. This work would therefore assist in policy-making addressing the watering system of the region to ensure smooth agricultural production. © 2021, Russian Geographical Society. All rights reserved.
date: 2021
publisher: Russian Geographical Society
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104610299&doi=10.24057%2f2071-9388-2020-124&partnerID=40&md5=0007fa32f794ae6e0d7e255131925ec4
id_number: 10.24057/2071-9388-2020-124
full_text_status: none
publication: Geography, Environment, Sustainability
volume: 14
number: 1
pagerange: 209-218
refereed: TRUE
issn: 20719388
citation:   Mamun, M.A.A. and Rahman, S.M. and Uddin, M.N. and Sultan-Ul-islam, M. and Khairul Arifin, M.N. and Rahman, S.M.  (2021) Rainfall and drought tendencies in Rajshahi division, Bangladesh.  Geography, Environment, Sustainability, 14 (1).  pp. 209-218.  ISSN 20719388