Analysis of seasonal rainfall trends in Himachal Pradesh by Mann-Kendall and Sen’s Slope estimator test

Authors

  • AMAN KUMAR School of Environmental Sciences, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla-5, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • PAWAN KUMAR ATTRI School of Environmental Sciences, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla-5, Himachal Pradesh, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i1.2804

Keywords:

Rainfall, Trend ana;ysis, , Himachal Pradesh, Mann- Kendall test

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01-03-2025

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KUMAR, A., & ATTRI, P. K. (2025). Analysis of seasonal rainfall trends in Himachal Pradesh by Mann-Kendall and Sen’s Slope estimator test. Journal of Agrometeorology, 27(1), 104–106. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i1.2804

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Vol. 27 No. 1 (2025): March

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