Drying climate in Ghana over the period 1960-2005: Evidence from the resampling-based Mann-Kendall test at local and regional levels;Assèchement du Ghana de 1960 à 2005: Preuve par le test de Mann-Kendall basé sur une technique de rééchantillonnage, aux niveaux local et régional

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1594-1609

  Lacombe, G ^a   McCartney, M ^b   Forkuor, G ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Laos)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Mann Kendall; pre whitening; rainfall; regional significance; trend

Indexed keywords

GHANA; MANN-KENDALL; PRE-WHITENING; REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREND;

STREAM FLOW;

RAIN;

RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

GHANA;

EID: 84871192931     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2012.728291     Document Type: Article

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