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Global drought and floods in 2009/10 effected by Astronomical conditions

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dc.contributor.author Senevirathne, LW
dc.date.accessioned 2013-11-15T14:41:01Z
dc.date.available 2013-11-15T14:41:01Z
dc.date.issued 2013-11-15
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/9208
dc.description.abstract Tropical countries are dependent on supply of meteoric water from wind masses. Geographical features contribute to evaporation, wind motion and precipitation in addition to infiltration and run off. Srilankan hydrological patterns are described and the identified extreme conditions are studied. Climatic conditions are studied. Precipitation pattern at Galle, Kurunegala and Puttalam locations are studied for last 60years. Global warming of 1deg C is recorded in the same period. Human actions are responsible for the release of green house gases in to the lower troposphere. With the help of recorded values of temperature, precipitation, pressure and wind directions other influence from the Moon, Sun, Jupiter and Saturn are observed with smaller effects from Venus, Mars, Mercury, Uranus and Neptune. Precipitation is a process influenced by Earth’s gravitational pull as well as by other heavenly bodies. Monsoons are formed by declination of Sun. Inter-monsoons are formed due to the motion of the Sun over the island. The Moon as a sub planet has a gravity control like the Sun. The declination of Moon and its rotation round the Earth has a great control over precipitation and tides. The Sun has little control over tides. The declination of heavy planets and their positions contribute little effects to precipitation. The Moon has a combined effect with Earth and is responsible for long term droughts. The author forecasted drought in year 2001 in 1993 due to the common plane episode of Earth and Moon. It came in Sri Lanka and Brazil and other tropical countries as predicted. As planets revolve in a definite time scale effects are cyclic and can be accurately predicted. The next drought has come in 2010. Scientists who have no clue about this effect take that as El Nino. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Droughts en_US
dc.subject Floods en_US
dc.subject Astronomical Effects en_US
dc.title Global drought and floods in 2009/10 effected by Astronomical conditions en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.year 2010 en_US
dc.identifier.conference International Conference on Sustainable Built Environments 2010 en_US
dc.identifier.place Earl's Regency Hotel, Kandy. en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Sustainable Built Environments en_US
dc.identifier.email lwsenevi@sltnet.lk en_US


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