Innovative trend analysis of monsoon season rainfall of Kerala state

Authors

  • YOGESH R. YEWALE Department of Statistics, Ahmednagar College, Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India, 414001
  • M. S. JADHAV Department of Geography, Ahmednagar College, Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India, 414001

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i3.3006

Keywords:

Mann Kendall test, Sen test, Modified Mann Kendall test, Innovative trend method, level of significance

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01-09-2025

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YEWALE, Y. R., & JADHAV, M. S. (2025). Innovative trend analysis of monsoon season rainfall of Kerala state. Journal of Agrometeorology, 27(3), 369–372. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i3.3006

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