Extreme value analysis of meteorological parameters observed during the period 1994–2022 at Kakrapar Gujarat site

Extreme meteorological parameters plays an important role, for the selection of any civil structure at nuclear site or to design important nuclear structures to withstand design basis values of meteorological extremes that are likely to occur during the lifetime of these structures. An attempt was m...

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Main Authors: D. P. Nankar, Akhaya Kumar Patra, I. V. Saradhi, A. Vinod Kumar
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-11-01
Series:Radiation Protection and Environment
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/rpe.rpe_31_24
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A. Vinod Kumar
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description Extreme meteorological parameters plays an important role, for the selection of any civil structure at nuclear site or to design important nuclear structures to withstand design basis values of meteorological extremes that are likely to occur during the lifetime of these structures. An attempt was made to study the extreme value analysis of meteorological parameters observed during the period 1994 to 2022 at Kakrapar Gujarat Site. Meteorological parameters such as extreme rainfall (mm) (yearly, monthly and daily), extreme surface ambient temperature (°C), minimum relative humidity (%), extreme atmospheric pressure (mbar) and extreme hourly wind speed (km.h-1) for two levels of measurement (10m and 30m height) are evaluated and described in this paper. The maximum and the minimum rainfall in a year was found to be 2278 mm and 772 mm, respectively. The maximum and minimum ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure was 44.6 °C, 2.2 °C and 1023 mbar and 987 mbar, respectively. The maximum hourly wind speed at 10 m and 30 m height was found to be 42.5 km.h-1 and 58.3 km.h-1, respectively. The extreme value analysis reveals that the variables for maximum annual rainfall, maximum ambient temperature, maximum atmospheric pressure, maximum hourly wind speed at 10m and at 30m height obey Fisher-Tippette type I distribution, whereas minimum annual rainfall, maximum monthly rainfall, maximum daily rainfall, minimum ambient temperature, minimum relative humidity, and minimum atmospheric pressure obey Fisher-Tippette type II distribution. The design basis values corresponding to return periods of 50, 100, 200 and 500 years are derived and also reported in this paper.
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spelling doaj-art-1ca113f6825e4b9c8f1853b9185d2a9e2025-01-14T08:56:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsRadiation Protection and Environment0972-04642250-09952024-11-0147316917710.4103/rpe.rpe_31_24Extreme value analysis of meteorological parameters observed during the period 1994–2022 at Kakrapar Gujarat siteD. P. NankarAkhaya Kumar PatraI. V. SaradhiA. Vinod KumarExtreme meteorological parameters plays an important role, for the selection of any civil structure at nuclear site or to design important nuclear structures to withstand design basis values of meteorological extremes that are likely to occur during the lifetime of these structures. An attempt was made to study the extreme value analysis of meteorological parameters observed during the period 1994 to 2022 at Kakrapar Gujarat Site. Meteorological parameters such as extreme rainfall (mm) (yearly, monthly and daily), extreme surface ambient temperature (°C), minimum relative humidity (%), extreme atmospheric pressure (mbar) and extreme hourly wind speed (km.h-1) for two levels of measurement (10m and 30m height) are evaluated and described in this paper. The maximum and the minimum rainfall in a year was found to be 2278 mm and 772 mm, respectively. The maximum and minimum ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure was 44.6 °C, 2.2 °C and 1023 mbar and 987 mbar, respectively. The maximum hourly wind speed at 10 m and 30 m height was found to be 42.5 km.h-1 and 58.3 km.h-1, respectively. The extreme value analysis reveals that the variables for maximum annual rainfall, maximum ambient temperature, maximum atmospheric pressure, maximum hourly wind speed at 10m and at 30m height obey Fisher-Tippette type I distribution, whereas minimum annual rainfall, maximum monthly rainfall, maximum daily rainfall, minimum ambient temperature, minimum relative humidity, and minimum atmospheric pressure obey Fisher-Tippette type II distribution. The design basis values corresponding to return periods of 50, 100, 200 and 500 years are derived and also reported in this paper.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/rpe.rpe_31_24distribution parametersextreme meteorological parametersextreme value analysisfisher–tippett type i and type iimean recurrence intervalrainfallwind speed
spellingShingle D. P. Nankar
Akhaya Kumar Patra
I. V. Saradhi
A. Vinod Kumar
Extreme value analysis of meteorological parameters observed during the period 1994–2022 at Kakrapar Gujarat site
Radiation Protection and Environment
distribution parameters
extreme meteorological parameters
extreme value analysis
fisher–tippett type i and type ii
mean recurrence interval
rainfall
wind speed
title Extreme value analysis of meteorological parameters observed during the period 1994–2022 at Kakrapar Gujarat site
title_full Extreme value analysis of meteorological parameters observed during the period 1994–2022 at Kakrapar Gujarat site
title_fullStr Extreme value analysis of meteorological parameters observed during the period 1994–2022 at Kakrapar Gujarat site
title_full_unstemmed Extreme value analysis of meteorological parameters observed during the period 1994–2022 at Kakrapar Gujarat site
title_short Extreme value analysis of meteorological parameters observed during the period 1994–2022 at Kakrapar Gujarat site
title_sort extreme value analysis of meteorological parameters observed during the period 1994 2022 at kakrapar gujarat site
topic distribution parameters
extreme meteorological parameters
extreme value analysis
fisher–tippett type i and type ii
mean recurrence interval
rainfall
wind speed
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/rpe.rpe_31_24
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