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Characterization of Historical Seasonal and Annual Rainfall and Temperature Trends in Selected Climatological Homogenous Rainfall Zones of Uganda

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Title Characterization of Historical Seasonal and Annual Rainfall
and Temperature Trends in Selected Climatological
Homogenous Rainfall Zones of Uganda
 
Creator Majaliwa, J G M
Tenywa, M M
Bamanya, D
Majugu, W
Isabirye, P
Nandozi, C
Nampijja, J
Musinguzi, P
Nimusiima, A
Luswata, K C
Rao, K P C
Bonabana, J
Bagamba, F
Sebuliba, E
Azanga, E
Sridher, G
 
Subject Climate Change
Africa
 
Description There is general lack of scientific consensus on the trend and distribution of annual and
seasonal rainfall and temperature in Uganda. This study used both observational and AgMerra
rainfall and temperature data for the period 1980-2010 to characterize the trend and variability in
seasonal and annual rainfall, maximum and minimum temperatures across 12 different rainfall
homogenous zones (K, H, ME, L, J, F, MW, D, E, A1, A2, and I) of Uganda. Trends analysis was
done using regression method, while coefficient of variation and ANOVA techniques were used
to analyze variability. The results show statistically significant increasing trends (P ≤ 0.05) in
annual rainfall amount in zone A1 and a declining trend for zone K (P
 
Publisher Global Journals Inc
 
Date 2015
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/10818/1/Characterization%20of%20Historical%20Seasonal%20and%20Annual%20Rainfall.pdf
Majaliwa, J G M and Tenywa, M M and Bamanya, D and Majugu, W and Isabirye, P and Nandozi, C and Nampijja, J and Musinguzi, P and Nimusiima, A and Luswata, K C and Rao, K P C and Bonabana, J and Bagamba, F and Sebuliba, E and Azanga, E and Sridher, G (2015) Characterization of Historical Seasonal and Annual Rainfall and Temperature Trends in Selected Climatological Homogenous Rainfall Zones of Uganda. Global Journal of Science Research, 15 (4). pp. 21-40. ISSN 2249-4626