Projected Moisture Index (MI) for Tropical Sri Lanka

Table 3

Minimum and maximum indices for near-future climates.

Season	DI		WI		MI
Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max
RCP4.5 (2021–2040)
FIM	2.82	7.08	211	1428.31	1.05	6.79
SWM	1.34	8.82	12.14	2412.34	1.04	19.61
SIM	1.25	5.34	150.81	944.15	1.07	6.31
NEM	2.26	6.61	161.12	1153.98	1.06	7.19
RCP8.5 (2021–2040)
FIM	3.36	7.63	178.82	1359.09	1.04	7.62
SWM	1.37	8.96	126.54	2479.78	1.06	19.62
SIM	1.25	4.95	201.44	1080.84	1.06	5.41
NEM	2.42	6.92	147.98	1090.29	1.03	7.40