Spatial and temporal analysis of recent climatological data in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorChang’a, L. B.
dc.contributor.authorYanda, Pius Z.
dc.contributor.authorNgana, J. O.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-11T08:01:10Z
dc.date.available2016-03-11T08:01:10Z
dc.date.issued2010-03
dc.descriptionFull text available at http://search.proquest.com/openview/cc6399c016fba7788151059deb9acfa5/1?pq-origsite=gscholaren_US
dc.description.abstractRecent climate variability over Tanzania is evaluated through the analysis of spatial and temporal distributions of meteorological variables including rainfall, relative humidity (RH), maximum temperature (Tmax) and minimum temperature (Tmin) in an annual and seasonal time scale for 30 years (1971 - 2000) at 45 meteorological stations for rainfall and 27 stations for Tmax, Tmin and RH. Statistical parameters including mean (ME), coefficient of variation (CV) and skewness (SK) are computed and analyzed. These parameters are mapped using Surfer software. Seasonal contribution of each of the four seasons (JF, MAM, JJAS and OND) is assessed. It has been found that, for most of the bimodal areas, nearly 50% of the annual rainfall is contributed by MAM season. In all four seasons, rainfall, in most of the stations is characterized by a slight asymmetrical distribution with stronger spatial and temporal variability. Tmax, Tmin and RH however, exhibit a near normal distribution with significantly less variability.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChang'a, L.B., Yanda, P.Z. and Ngana, J., 2010. Spatial and temporal analysis of recent climatological data in Tanzania. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 3(3), p.44.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/852
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Geography and Regional Planningen_US
dc.subjectITCZen_US
dc.subjectStatistical momentsen_US
dc.subjectCoefficient of variationen_US
dc.subjectSkewnessen_US
dc.titleSpatial and temporal analysis of recent climatological data in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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