The characterisation of rainfall in the arid and semi-arid regions of Ethiopia

Water SA

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 429-436

  Tilahun, Ketema ^a  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Arid; Dry period; Ethiopia; Probability distribution; Semi arid; Wet period

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REGIONAL PLANNING;

ARID; DRY PERIOD; ETHIOPIA; SEMI-ARID; WET PERIOD;

RAIN;

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RAIN; REGIONAL PLANNING;

ARID REGION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AGRICULTURE; PROBABILITY; RAIN;

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

EID: 33746037224     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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