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Spatial and temporal analysis of recent climatological data in Tanzania

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dc.creator Chang’a, L. B.
dc.creator Yanda, Pius Z.
dc.creator Ngana, J. O.
dc.date 2016-03-11T08:01:10Z
dc.date 2016-03-11T08:01:10Z
dc.date 2010-03
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:50:07Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:50:07Z
dc.identifier Chang'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.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/852
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10550
dc.description Full text available at http://search.proquest.com/openview/cc6399c016fba7788151059deb9acfa5/1?pq-origsite=gscholar
dc.description Recent 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.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Journal of Geography and Regional Planning
dc.subject ITCZ
dc.subject Statistical moments
dc.subject Coefficient of variation
dc.subject Skewness
dc.title Spatial and temporal analysis of recent climatological data in Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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