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DOI | 10.3354/cr01528 |
Projection of frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation in Zambia: a CMIP5 study | |
Libanda, Brigadier1; Ngonga, Chilekana2 | |
2018 | |
发表期刊 | CLIMATE RESEARCH
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ISSN | 0936-577X |
EISSN | 1616-1572 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 76期号:1页码:59-72 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Scotland; Zambia |
英文摘要 | Extreme precipitation exerts damaging impacts on both society and ecosystems. Understanding projections of extreme precipitation is part of a resilient response to its impacts. To avoid the generalities inherent in regional projections, projections focussing on an individual country are necessary. However, studies focusing on Zambia are still limited and future climate variability is poorly understood. Here, the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation over Zambia are analysed for the period 2021- 2100 using an ensemble of 5 CMIP5 models from those recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Our analyses demonstrate that there will be an increase in precipitation intensity and a decrease in frequency over Zambia from the middle of the 21st century. Notably, there is a significant increase in the maximum number of consecutive dry days and significant decreases in the number of days with at least 1 and 10 mm of precipitation. Annual total precipitation significantly reduces while the frequency of exceedance of the 95th and 99th percentile thresholds increases significantly. The annual maxima of 1 d and consecutive 5 d precipitation are also projected to increase. Results from the spatial analysis show that the greatest increase in the number of consecutive dry days is around Siavonga, Kasama and Isoka, up to the border of Zambia and Tanzania. The reduction in precipitation is projected to be steepest over Northwestern Province and lessens southwards. The steepness of these trends generally falls between -0.22 and 0.47 on Sen's slope estimator at a significance level of 5%. In nearly all cases the risk of rejecting the null hypothesis H-0 when it is true is lower than 1%. Our study provides a novel overview of expected climate trends in Zambia, which can act as guidelines for strategic planning of flood and drought prevention. |
英文关键词 | Precipitation Intensity Frequency Projections CMIP5 Zambia |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000446365400004 |
WOS关键词 | CLIMATE EXTREMES ; SOUTHERN AFRICA ; MULTIMODEL ENSEMBLE ; RAINFALL EVENTS ; WEST-AFRICA ; MODELS ; TEMPERATURE ; VARIABILITY ; INDEXES ; TRENDS |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/38487 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Edinburgh, Sch Geosci, Edinburgh EH9 3FF, Midlothian, Scotland; 2.Minist Energy & Water Dev, POB 53930, Lusaka, Zambia |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Libanda, Brigadier,Ngonga, Chilekana. Projection of frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation in Zambia: a CMIP5 study[J]. CLIMATE RESEARCH,2018,76(1):59-72. |
APA | Libanda, Brigadier,&Ngonga, Chilekana.(2018).Projection of frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation in Zambia: a CMIP5 study.CLIMATE RESEARCH,76(1),59-72. |
MLA | Libanda, Brigadier,et al."Projection of frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation in Zambia: a CMIP5 study".CLIMATE RESEARCH 76.1(2018):59-72. |
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