RESEARCH ARTICLES

Annual temperature profile of Thrissur: a climate change perspective
N.V. Jisha, G. Girish Varma, V.L. Gleeja, A. Prasad, V. Beena, K. Karthiayini and V. Sejian

doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2021.52.1.26-31

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.2020. 52(1):26-31.

Author Details

N.V. Jisha: PhD Scholar, Centre for Animal Adaptation to Environment and Climate Change Studies (CAADECCS), College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.

G. Girish Varma: Dean, College of Avian Science and Management, Thiruvazhamkunnu, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.

V.L. Gleeja: Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.

A. Prasad: Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.

V. Beena: Assistant Professor and Implementing officer, Centre for Animal Adaptation to Environment and Climate Change Studies (CAADECCS),College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.

K. Karthiayini: Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.

V. Sejian:Senior Scientist, NIANP, Bangalore

Article History

Received: 21.12.2019, Accepted: 08.02.2020, Published online: 01.01.2021

Corrersponding author: G. Girish Varma

e-mail: girish@kvasu.ac.in

 

Citation: Jisha, N.V., Girish, V.G., Gleeja, V.L., Prasad, A., Beena, V., Karthiayini, K. and Sejian, V. 2020. Annual temperature profile of Thrissur: A climate change perspective.J. Vet. Anim. Sci.52(1): 26-31.



Abstract


Climate change is one of the most serious issues faced by the global community of the present era. Hence, maximum, minimum and average temperatures for the period 1986 to 2016 collected from the Department of Agricultural Meteorology, Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), Vellanikkara were analysed to study the change in climate over years of Thrissur district. The present study showed no significant trend with respect to the annual mean maximum temperature from 1986 to 2016 as the temperature was not continuously progressive. But during 2011- 2016, for the annual mean maximum temperature, increasing trend was found and it was significantly increasing by 0.1495°C per year. The annual mean minimum and average temperatures also showed no significant trend from 1986-2016.

Keywords: Maximum temperature, Minimum temperature, Average temperature, Temperature trend