Research Article
Projected Moisture Index (MI) for Tropical Sri Lanka
Table 4
Mid and far-future indices (2041–2070 and 2071–2100).
| Season | DI | WI | MI | DI | WI | MI | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max |
| | RCP4.5 (2041–2070) | RCP4.5 (2071–2100) | FIM | 2.5 | 6.8 | 18.1 | 782 | 1.0 | 43.1 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 180.4 | 1382 | 1.0 | 7.7 | SWM | 2.4 | 9.9 | 86.9 | 2166 | 1.1 | 24.9 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 152.9 | 2260 | 1.1 | 14.8 | SIM | 1.7 | 5.4 | 340.4 | 1206 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 554.3 | 3424 | 1.1 | 6.2 | NEM | 2.4 | 6.2 | 154.7 | 857 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 201.4 | 1702 | 1.0 | 8.5 | | RCP8.5 (2041–2070) | RCP8.5 (2071–2100) | FIM | 3.5 | 7.9 | 192 | 1534 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 9.9 | 200 | 1499 | 1.0 | 7.5 | SWM | 1.5 | 9.7 | 133 | 2253 | 1.1 | 16.9 | 1.7 | 11.1 | 150 | 2478 | 1.0 | 16.6 | SIM | 1.3 | 5.1 | 611 | 3756 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 872 | 5368 | 1.1 | 6.2 | NEM | 2.4 | 7.5 | 180 | 1789 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 9.0 | 173 | 1810 | 1.1 | 10.5 |
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