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Appendix 3 <strong>Kshipra</strong> <strong>Sub</strong> <strong>Basin</strong><br />

2. Rainfall<br />

Figure 44: Change in Average Daily Temperatures<br />

168. The <strong>Kshipra</strong> river basin receives most of its rain during the monsoon season, which starts in<br />

late June. The mean seasonal precipitation amounts simulated by PRECIS are as shown in Table 37<br />

below. Data are presented for four seasonal periods: JF - January, February; MAM - March, April,<br />

May; JJAS - June, July, August, September; OND - October, November, December. Table 38<br />

presents a comparison of changes to end-century under the A1B, A2 and B2 scenarios. Figure 45<br />

and Figure 46 show the pattern of changes in annual and seasonal rainfall under the A1B scenario.<br />

The pattern of change is very similar under the A2 and B2 scenarios.<br />

169. Under the A1B scenario, rainfall is projected to increase. Mean annual rainfall increases by<br />

about 140mm by mid-century, and by about 180mm by end-century under the A1B scenario. The A2<br />

scenario produces a similar change in precipitation to the A1B scenario, but with the B2 scenario, the<br />

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