Analyzing the trend in thermal discomfort and other bioclimatic indices at Kolasib, Mizoram

Authors

  • S. SAHA ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram centre, Kolasib, Mizoram - 796 081
  • D. CHAKRABORTY ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya
  • S. B. SINGH ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib, India
  • S. CHOWDHURY ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib, India
  • E.K. SYIEM ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib, India
  • S.K. DUTTA ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib, India
  • LUNGMUANA ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib, India
  • B.U. CHOUDHURY ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya
  • T. BOOPATHI ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib, India
  • A.R. SINGH ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib, India
  • Y. RAMAKRISHNA ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib, India
  • A. ROY ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v18i1.900

Keywords:

Thermal discomfort, air temperature, Compensated Summer Ombrothermic Index, Mizoram

Abstract

Monthly weather variables of Kolasib for past three decades were analyzed to detect the existing trend in relation to the thermal discomfort for tribal denizen in the north-eastern Indian state of Mizoram. The significant rising trend in seasonal wetness during the monsoon months was prominent, with the concomitant rise in winter dryness. The increasing trend in annual air temperature was also significant. The significant rise in Compensated Summer Ombrothermic Index (COSi) confirmed that the rising trend in monsoonal rainfall overshadowed the subsequent rise in average annual air temperature during May to September. Finally, our present study concluded the increasing possibility of degree of suffering from thermal discomfort for the residents of the Kolasib and adjacent region during the winter (viz. February) and summer monsoon months (viz May-June) in near future.

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Published

01-06-2016

How to Cite

S. SAHA, D. CHAKRABORTY, S. B. SINGH, S. CHOWDHURY, E.K. SYIEM, S.K. DUTTA, LUNGMUANA, B.U. CHOUDHURY, T. BOOPATHI, A.R. SINGH, Y. RAMAKRISHNA, & A. ROY. (2016). Analyzing the trend in thermal discomfort and other bioclimatic indices at Kolasib, Mizoram. Journal of Agrometeorology, 18(1), 57–61. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v18i1.900

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