Decadal rainfall variability modes in observed rainfall records over East Africa and their relations to historical sea surface temperature changes

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 464-465, Issue , 2012, Pages 140-156

  Omondi, P ^a   Awange, J L ^b,c   Ogallo, L A ^a   Okoola, R A ^d   Forootan, E ^e  

^a IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre ICPAC   (Kenya)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CCA; Decadal rainfall prediction; East Africa; ENSO; PCA; SST

Indexed keywords

CCA; EAST AFRICA; ENSO; PCA; RAINFALL PREDICTION; SST;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; LOADING; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

RAIN;

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HISTORICAL RECORD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES; TREND ANALYSIS;

EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); LAKE VICTORIA;

EID: 84866151626     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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