Relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation Index and October - December rainfall variability over Kenya
Rainfall performance and variability are the major problems that affect many socio-economic activities in Kenya. This study investigates the relationship between the North Atlantic Ocean Oscillation (NAO) Index and October – December (OND) rainfall variability over Kenya. Rainfall, wind, geopotentia...
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ftunisouthpac:oai:generic.eprints.org:11517 2023-05-15T17:28:57+02:00 Relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation Index and October - December rainfall variability over Kenya Shilenje, Z.W. Ongoma, Victor Ogwang, Bob 2015-05-11 application/pdf http://repository.usp.ac.fj/11517/ http://repository.usp.ac.fj/11517/1/relationship%2Dbetween%2Dthe%2Dnorth%2Datlantic%2Doscillation%2Dindex%2Dand%2Doctoberdecember%2Drainfall%2Dvariability%2Dover%2Dkenya%2D2329%2D6755%2D1000207.pdf https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/relationship-between-the-north-atlantic-oscillation-index-and-octoberdecember-rainfall-variability-over-kenya-2329-6755-1000207.php?aid=54949 unknown OMICS International http://repository.usp.ac.fj/11517/1/relationship%2Dbetween%2Dthe%2Dnorth%2Datlantic%2Doscillation%2Dindex%2Dand%2Doctoberdecember%2Drainfall%2Dvariability%2Dover%2Dkenya%2D2329%2D6755%2D1000207.pdf Shilenje, Z.W. and Ongoma, Victor and Ogwang, Bob (2015) Relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation Index and October - December rainfall variability over Kenya. Journal of Geology & Geophysics, 4 (3). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2381-8719 GB Physical geography GE Environmental Sciences Journal Article PeerReviewed 2015 ftunisouthpac 2019-09-06T08:27:47Z Rainfall performance and variability are the major problems that affect many socio-economic activities in Kenya. This study investigates the relationship between the North Atlantic Ocean Oscillation (NAO) Index and October – December (OND) rainfall variability over Kenya. Rainfall, wind, geopotential height, temperature, moiture transport and NAO Index (NAOI) values for the period 1961 - 2010 are investigated. The region experiences rainfall that is highly variable in space and time; with the country generally experiencing bimodal rainfall. There is an insignificant negative correlation between the OND rainfall and NAOI over most parts of the country except for the Lake Victoria region that experiences significant correlation at 90% significance level. The study recommends further research on how the NAOI can be used as a predictor for OND seasonal rainfall over the lake region. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation The University of South Pacific: USP Electronic Research Repository |
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Rainfall performance and variability are the major problems that affect many socio-economic activities in Kenya. This study investigates the relationship between the North Atlantic Ocean Oscillation (NAO) Index and October – December (OND) rainfall variability over Kenya. Rainfall, wind, geopotential height, temperature, moiture transport and NAO Index (NAOI) values for the period 1961 - 2010 are investigated. The region experiences rainfall that is highly variable in space and time; with the country generally experiencing bimodal rainfall. There is an insignificant negative correlation between the OND rainfall and NAOI over most parts of the country except for the Lake Victoria region that experiences significant correlation at 90% significance level. The study recommends further research on how the NAOI can be used as a predictor for OND seasonal rainfall over the lake region. |
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Shilenje, Z.W. Ongoma, Victor Ogwang, Bob |
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Shilenje, Z.W. Ongoma, Victor Ogwang, Bob |
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Relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation Index and October - December rainfall variability over Kenya |
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Relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation Index and October - December rainfall variability over Kenya |
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Relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation Index and October - December rainfall variability over Kenya |
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Relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation Index and October - December rainfall variability over Kenya |
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Relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation Index and October - December rainfall variability over Kenya |
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relationship between the north atlantic oscillation index and october - december rainfall variability over kenya |
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OMICS International |
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2015 |
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http://repository.usp.ac.fj/11517/ http://repository.usp.ac.fj/11517/1/relationship%2Dbetween%2Dthe%2Dnorth%2Datlantic%2Doscillation%2Dindex%2Dand%2Doctoberdecember%2Drainfall%2Dvariability%2Dover%2Dkenya%2D2329%2D6755%2D1000207.pdf https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/relationship-between-the-north-atlantic-oscillation-index-and-octoberdecember-rainfall-variability-over-kenya-2329-6755-1000207.php?aid=54949 |
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North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation |
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North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation |
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http://repository.usp.ac.fj/11517/1/relationship%2Dbetween%2Dthe%2Dnorth%2Datlantic%2Doscillation%2Dindex%2Dand%2Doctoberdecember%2Drainfall%2Dvariability%2Dover%2Dkenya%2D2329%2D6755%2D1000207.pdf Shilenje, Z.W. and Ongoma, Victor and Ogwang, Bob (2015) Relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation Index and October - December rainfall variability over Kenya. Journal of Geology & Geophysics, 4 (3). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2381-8719 |
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