Analysis of rainfall climate and evapo-transpiration in arid and semi-arid regions of Ethiopia using data over the last half a century

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 474-487

  Tilahun, K ^a  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Arid; Ethiopia; Evapo transpiration; Rainfall variability; Semiarid

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARID REGION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RAINFALL; SEMIARID REGION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 28444494036     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Allen, R.G., Pereira, L.S., Raes, D., Smith, M., 1998. Crop evapotranspiration: Guidelines for computing crop water requirements. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper, vol. 56, Rome, Italy, p. 301.
2. G. Beltrando, and P. Camberlin Interannual variability of rainfall in the Eastern Horn of Africa and indicators of atmospheric circulation International Journal of Climatology 13 1993 533 546
3. H.J. Critchfield General Climatology fourth ed 2003 Prentice Hall of India New Delhi pp. 162-179
4. W. Degefu Some aspects of meteorological drought in Ethiopia M.H. Glantz Drought and Hunger in Africa 1987 Cambridge University Press Cambridge 23 36
5. M.D. Dennett, J. Elston, and J.A. Rodgers A reappraisal of rainfall trends in the Sahel Journal of Climatology 5 1985 353 361
6. M.H. Glantz, and R.W. Katz Drought as a constraint to development in sub-Saharan Africa Ambio 14 1985 334 339
7. K. Homewood, and J. Lewis Impact of drought on pastoral livestock in Baringo, Kenya 1983-1985 Journal of Applied Ecology 24 1987 615 631
8. M. Hulme Is environmental degradation causing drought in the Sahel? An assessment from recent empirical research Geography 1 1989 39 46
9. Katz, R.W., Glantz, M.H., 1977. Rainfall statistics, droughts, and desertification in the Sahel. In: Glantz, M.H. (Ed.), Environmental Degradation in and around Arid Lands. Westview Special Studies in Natural Resources and Energy Management, pp. 81-102.
10. P.J. Lamb Persistence of Subsaharan Drought Nature 299 1982 46 47
11. L. Ogallo Rainfall trends in the arid and semiarid regions (Kenya) (special issue) The Kenyan Geographer 5 1983 655 664
12. Ojo, O., 1987. Rainfall trends in West Africa, 1901-1985. International Association of Hydrological Sciences, Publication No. 168, pp. 37-43.
13. E.O. Oladipo A comparative performance analysis of three meteorological drought indices Journal of Climatology 5 1985 655 664
14. A.V. Todorov Sahel: the changing rainfall regime and the "Normals" used for its assessment Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology 24 2 1985 97 107
15. M.P. van Rooy A rainfall anomaly index independent of time and space. NOTOS Weather Bureau of South Africa 14 1965 43 48
16. R.P.D. Walsh, M. Hulme, and M.D. Campbell Recent rainfall changes and their impact on hydrology and water supply in the semiarid zone of Sudan The Geographical Journal 154 1988 181 198