RAINFALL TRENDS IN THE NORTH-EAST ARID ZONE OF NIGERIA 1961-1990

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作者
HESS, TM [1 ]
STEPHENS, W [1 ]
MARYAH, UM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MAIDUGURI,CTR ARID ZONE STUDIES,MAIDUGURI,NIGERIA
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10.1016/0168-1923(94)02179-N
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S3 [农学(农艺学)];
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0901 ;
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Daily rainfall records for 1961-1990 for Nguru (12.53-degrees-N, 10.28-degrees-E, alt. 343 m), Potiskum (11.42-degrees-N, 11.02-degrees-E, alt. 415 m) and Maiduguri (11.51-degrees-N, 13.05-degrees-E, alt. 354 m) in Nigeria and Maine Soroa (13.13-degrees-N, 11.58-degrees-E, alt. 339 m) in Niger were analysed to describe any changes in season duration, rain-days per season and rainfall amount per rain-day. There was a consistent decrease in annual rainfall of 8 mm year-1 at all four stations. The majority of this reduction occurred in August or September. Although there was a delay in the onset of the rains at the two westernmost stations, the main reason for the decrease in rainfall was a reduction of 6-25 days in the number of rain-days during the rainy season. This increased the mean duration of dry spells during the rainy season by up to 1.5 days. No change in the average rainfall per rain-day was detected except at Maine Soroa where there was a slight reduction. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for sustainable agriculture in the region.
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