*Center of Studies in Resources Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
**Center of Studies in Resources Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
***Civil Engineering Department, SVPM's College of Engineering, Malegaon (BK), Baramati, Pune, India
Online published on 27 August, 2019.
The detailed analysis of individual rain events properties is an essential step for improving our understanding of variation in precipitation over different topographies. In this study, the long-term continuous rainfall measured by rain gauges was separated into independent storm events by using the concept of ‘homogeneity within the rainfall once the storm events are separated, the properties of the event namely mean depth, duration and mean rainfall intensity were analysed for more than 7000 events recorded at 56 meteorological stations over 2006–2014 in Mumbai, India. The results confirm the spatial variation of rainfall caused by the complex topography of Mumbai, comprising the flatland near the Arabian Sea, high-rise buildings (urban area) and mountain and hills areas (Sanjay Gandhi National Park located in the northern part of Mumbai).
Inter-event time (IET), interquartile range, tipping bucket, urban drainage systems
