| dc.contributor.author | Kateregga, JohnMary | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-27T11:02:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-27T11:02:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-08 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kateregga, J. (2019). An evaluation of extreme rainfall variability over Uganda using Persiann-CDR. Undergraduate dissertation. Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/7398 | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted to School of Forestry, Environment and Geographical Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the a ward of a bachelor’s of science degree in Meteorology of Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Extreme rainfall (>10mm/day) has incontestable effects on socio-economic activities and the
livelihood of the citizens of Uganda. Therefore timely, reliable prediction and dissemination of
information on extreme rainfall events is of key importance to the country’s development
agenda. The main objective of this study was to contribute to the understanding of the
variability of extreme rainfall over Uganda. The study analyzed daily rainfall over Uganda for
the past 30 years (1989-2018) from PERSIANN-CDR. Spatial and temporal trends were
obtained using graphical displays and Mann Kendall tests respectively. Two extreme rainfall
thresholds R10mm (indicating number of days with precipitation exceeding 10mm) and
R20mm (indicating number of days with precipitation exceeding 20mm) were considered in
the analysis. This study shows that the Central and Eastern regions of Uganda are the regions
of the country most prone to extreme rainfall and its associated effects. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Extreme rainfall | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rainfall variability | en_US |
| dc.subject | Persiann-CDR | en_US |
| dc.title | An evaluation of extreme rainfall variability over Uganda using Persiann-CDR | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
