Changes in mean and extreme rainfall indices over a problemscape in central Ethiopia

Daily gridded rainfall dataset with 0.04° spatial resolution, which is gauge-satellite merged product, for the period 1983–2018 was used to evaluate changes in the spatiotemporal behavior of rainfall amount, precipitation concentration index (PCI) and extreme event indices over central Ethiopia that...

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Autores principales: Bewket, Woldeamlak, Tibebe, Degefie, Teferi, Ermias, Degefu, Mekonnen Adnew
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173750
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author Bewket, Woldeamlak
Tibebe, Degefie
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Degefu, Mekonnen Adnew
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description Daily gridded rainfall dataset with 0.04° spatial resolution, which is gauge-satellite merged product, for the period 1983–2018 was used to evaluate changes in the spatiotemporal behavior of rainfall amount, precipitation concentration index (PCI) and extreme event indices over central Ethiopia that shares common water system challenges, and thus referred to as a problemscape. Twelve of the precipitation-related indices developed by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI) were used. The results show that rainfall displays complex spatial variability, and mean and extreme rainfall indices indicate a mix of increasing and decreasing changes for the different indices and parts of the problemscape. A major conclusion from the findings is that the spatial variability of rainfall is highly complex, and hence a high resolution monitoring and analysis is important to monitor local scale manifestations of climate change and design locally-relevant adaptation interventions. The study provides useful insights for adaptation planning and decision making in water, agriculture and other sectors in the study area.
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spelling CGSpace1737502025-11-11T17:45:09Z Changes in mean and extreme rainfall indices over a problemscape in central Ethiopia Bewket, Woldeamlak Tibebe, Degefie Teferi, Ermias Degefu, Mekonnen Adnew climate change precipitation Daily gridded rainfall dataset with 0.04° spatial resolution, which is gauge-satellite merged product, for the period 1983–2018 was used to evaluate changes in the spatiotemporal behavior of rainfall amount, precipitation concentration index (PCI) and extreme event indices over central Ethiopia that shares common water system challenges, and thus referred to as a problemscape. Twelve of the precipitation-related indices developed by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI) were used. The results show that rainfall displays complex spatial variability, and mean and extreme rainfall indices indicate a mix of increasing and decreasing changes for the different indices and parts of the problemscape. A major conclusion from the findings is that the spatial variability of rainfall is highly complex, and hence a high resolution monitoring and analysis is important to monitor local scale manifestations of climate change and design locally-relevant adaptation interventions. The study provides useful insights for adaptation planning and decision making in water, agriculture and other sectors in the study area. 2024-04 2025-03-20T11:28:20Z 2025-03-20T11:28:20Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173750 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Bewket, W.; Tibebe, D.; Teferi, E.; Degefu, M.A. (2024) Changes in mean and extreme rainfall indices over a problemscape in central Ethiopia. Environmental Challenges 15: 100883. ISSN: 2667-0100
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Tibebe, Degefie
Teferi, Ermias
Degefu, Mekonnen Adnew
Changes in mean and extreme rainfall indices over a problemscape in central Ethiopia
title Changes in mean and extreme rainfall indices over a problemscape in central Ethiopia
title_full Changes in mean and extreme rainfall indices over a problemscape in central Ethiopia
title_fullStr Changes in mean and extreme rainfall indices over a problemscape in central Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Changes in mean and extreme rainfall indices over a problemscape in central Ethiopia
title_short Changes in mean and extreme rainfall indices over a problemscape in central Ethiopia
title_sort changes in mean and extreme rainfall indices over a problemscape in central ethiopia
topic climate change
precipitation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173750
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