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- Title
Trends and Variations of Some Meteorological Parameters in Uyo, Nigeria.
- Authors
Amadi, S. O.; Chigbu, T. O.
- Abstract
The trends and variations of four meteorological elements in Uyo were analyzed in this paper. The aim is to identify possible trends and variations, and examine the statistical characteristics of these elements. The data used for the research were extracted from the archives of the Uyo Station of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency for the period 2005 to 2011, covering a period of 84 months. Basic data consist of monthly rainy days, monthly rainfall totals, monthly mean values of minimum and maximum temperature and relative humidity. Statistical techniques such as scatter plots with trend lines, measures of variability and non-parametric Kendall's rank correlations were carried out on the data using EXCEL and SPSS computer packages. The results are presented in graphs, tables and charts. Relative humidity and minimum temperature show downward trends that are significant at the 5% level while rainfall and maximum temperature show upward trends that are not statistically significant. Rainfall has the highest coefficient of variation while maximum temperature has the least.
- Publication
International Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences & Technology, 2014, Vol 25, Issue 2, p36
- ISSN
2229-6107
- Publication type
Academic Journal