Innovative Trend Analysis of High-Altitude Climatology of Kashmir Valley, North-West Himalayas

This paper investigates the annual and seasonal variations in minimum maximum air temperature (Tmin Tmax) precipitation over Kashmir valley, Northwestern Himalayas from 1980–2019 by using innovative trend analysis (ITA), Mann-Kendall (MK), Sen’s slope estimator methods. The results indicated that Tmin Tmax are increasing for all six climatic stations, whereas four of them exhibit significant trends at (? = 0.05). Moreover, this increase was found more pronounced higher altitude i.e., Pahalgam (2650 m asl) Gulmarg (2740 asl). patterns stations showed downward trends. For instance, station exhibited a annual, spring, winter seasons Whereas, Qazigund spring overall revealed increased during season one reasons behind early onset melting snow corresponding season. Furthermore, observed decreased could result making region vulnerable towards drier extremes. Such changes region’s hydro-meteorological processes shall have severe implications on delicate ecological balance fragile environment valley.