Modeling and simulation of summer monsoon rainfall for northem hilly area of pakistan

M. Yousuf Tufail, Saqib Ur Rehman, Bilal A. Usmani

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Abstract

This study assesses the inter-annual variability of summer monsoon rainfall of Northern Hilly Area of Pakistan, which includes Balakot, Chitral, Murree, Gilgit, Skardu, Chilas, Muzaffarabad and Dir. The region receives a heavy rainfaU, the total annual rainfall being 1000 mm or more. We attempt to model the rainfall process of the data from 1971-2000. Initially we use twelve predictors out of which only four, viz., sea surface temperature (SST-lOa), temperature of Hyderabad city of Pakistan (HT-5)and pressure of Kakul (KP-10)and Lahore (LP3), are selected with the help of stepwise multiple linear regression. The mean square error of the regression model is found to be 13.8%. Since the entire modeling procedure is based on selected predictors, we suggest that the selected predictors, which are selected here according to their correlation, should be refined by using more sophisticated technique such as principal component analysis, or nonlinear correlations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE INMIC 2008
Subtitle of host publication12th IEEE International Multitopic Conference - Conference Proceedings
Pages480-484
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event12th IEEE International Multitopic Conference, IEEE INMIC 2008 - Karachi, Pakistan
Duration: 23 Dec 200824 Dec 2008

Publication series

NameIEEE INMIC 2008: 12th IEEE International Multitopic Conference - Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference12th IEEE International Multitopic Conference, IEEE INMIC 2008
Country/TerritoryPakistan
CityKarachi
Period23/12/0824/12/08

Keywords

  • Components
  • Linear model
  • Monsoon
  • Northern hilly area
  • Rainfall modeling

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