Articles | Volume 19, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-12325-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-12325-2019
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07 Oct 2019
Research article |  | 07 Oct 2019

Growth in mid-monsoon dry phases over the Indian region: prevailing influence of anthropogenic aerosols

Rohit Chakraborty, Bijay Kumar Guha, Shamitaksha Talukdar, Madineni Venkat Ratnam, and Animesh Maitra

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The present study investigates the plausible aspects which influence the probability of drought occurrences over three Indian regions during the southwest Asian mid-monsoon period. The investigation reveals that an increasing tendency of dry day frequency (DDF) over urbanized regions in the last few decades has significant association with the abundance of anthropogenic aerosols. Additionally, future projections of DDF indicate a five-fold rise which can be a crucial concern for policy makers.
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