South Asian perspective on temperature and rainfall extremes: A review

G Naveendrakumar, M Vithanage, HH Kwon… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Climate change has pushed the natural limits of our environment, creating extreme weather
events that are more frequent and more intense in certain locations around the globe. There …

Spatial variability of rainfall trends in Sri Lanka from 1989 to 2019 as an indication of climate change

N Alahacoon, M Edirisinghe - ISPRS International Journal of Geo …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Analysis of long-term rainfall trends provides a wealth of information on effective crop
planning and water resource management, and a better understanding of climate variability …

Recent rainfall trend over Sri Lanka (1987–2017)

WDS Nisansala, NS Abeysingha… - International Journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rainfall trend analysis provides useful information for effective planning, and management
of water resources, and gives an insight into climate change of a region. This study …

[PDF][PDF] A review of recent changes in rainfall trend in Sri Lanka.

NS Abeysingha - 2022 - researchgate.net
The rainfall trend provides useful information for effective planning, and management of
water resources and agriculture which also gives an insight into the climate change of a …

Five decadal trends in averages and extremes of rainfall and temperature in Sri Lanka

G Naveendrakumar, M Vithanage… - Advances in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we used a comprehensive set of statistical metrics to investigate the historical
trends in averages and extremes of rainfall and temperature in Sri Lanka. The data consist of …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal rainfall variability and trend analysis over Mahaweli Basin, Sri Lanka

U Pawar, U Rathnayake - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
The hydrometeorological characteristics of the Mahaweli Basin are influenced by rainfall
distribution. For that reason, it is significant to identify spatiotemporal rainfall fluctuations and …

Impact of climate variability on hydropower generation: a case study from Sri Lanka

B Khaniya, HG Priyantha, N Baduge… - ISH Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Hydropower accounts for 16.4% of world's electricity demand. The key element
in hydropower generation is the runoff and this runoff totally depends on the precipitation …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change vulnerability in agriculture sector: an assessment and mapping at divisional secretariat level in Sri Lanka

M Wickramasinghe, RP De Silva… - Earth Systems and …, 2021 - Springer
Climate change vulnerability assessment is a technique used to identify vulnerable areas for
adaptation planning. This study focuses on developing a conceptual framework to assess …

Impact of climate variability on hydropower generation in an un-gauged catchment: Erathna run-of-the-river hydropower plant, Sri Lanka

A Perera, U Rathnayake - Applied Water Science, 2019 - Springer
Impact of climate change or climate variability on water resources is an exceedingly
concerned issue. Hydropower development is one of the most affected industries due to the …

Strengthening of Sri Lanka summer monsoon rainfall with rapid Arabian Sea warming

P Kajakokulan, A Warnasooriya… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Several studies have shown that rapid sea surface temperature (SST) warming in the
tropical Indian Ocean (IO) significantly modulates the summer monsoon rainfall (SMR) over …