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| Title: |
A Sudden Change In Rainfall Characteristics In Amman, Jordan During The Mid 1950s |
| Author: |
Mahmoud M. Smadi Ahmed Zghoul |
| Appeared in: |
American journal of environmental sciences |
| Paging: | Volume 2 (2006) nr. 3 pages 84-91 |
| Year: |
2006 |
| Contents: |
This study examines recent changes, trends and fluctuations in the total rainfall and numberof rainy days at Amman Airport Meteorological (AAM) station in Jordan during the period 1922-2003.The occurrence of abrupt changes and trends were examined and identified using the Pettitt test, acombination of cumulative sum charts (CUSUM) and bootstrapping and the sequential version ofMann-Kendall rank tests. A sudden change and shift in the average of the total rainfall and annualnumber of rain days occurred in 1957. Annual total rainfall series from Madaba and Mafraq stationsare also analyzed and showed similar change and shift points as that which appeared in AAM station.The analysis prevail a decline in the total rainfall and number of rain days in the second half of the pastcentaury. |
| Publisher: |
Science Publications (provided by DOAJ) |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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