Trend and variability in observed hydrometeorological extremes in the Lake Victoria basin

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 489, Issue , 2013, Pages 56-73

  Nyeko Ogiramoi, P ^a,b   Willems, P ^b   Ngirane Katashaya, G ^c  

^a Ministry of Water and Environment   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Climate indices; Climate variability; Hydrometeorological extremes; Lake Victoria; Perturbation; Trend

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE INDEX; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL EXTREMES; LAKE VICTORIA; PERTURBATION; TREND;

LAKES; RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PERTURBATION; RAINFALL; RISK FACTOR; SOLAR ACTIVITY; STREAMFLOW; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA;

EID: 84876706793     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.02.039     Document Type: Article

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