The Role of the Dominant Modes of Precipitation Variability over Eastern Africa in Modulating the Hydrology of Lake Victoria
Joint Authors
Smith, Kara A.
Semazzi, Fredrick H. M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Previous water budget studies over Lake Victoria basin have shown that there is near balance between rainfall and evaporation and that the variability of Lake Victoria levels is determined virtually entirely by changes in rainfall since evaporation is nearly constant.
The variability of rainfall over East Africa is dominated by El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO); however, the second and third most dominant rainfall climate modes also account for significant variability across the region.
The relationship between ENSO and other significant modes of precipitation variability with Lake Victoria levels is nonlinear.
This relationship should be studied to determine which modes need to be accurately modeled in order to accurately model Lake Victoria levels, which are important to the hydroelectric industry in East Africa.
The objective of this analysis is to estimate the relative contributions of the dominant modes of annual precipitation variability to the modulation of Lake Victoria levels for the present day (1950–2012).
The first mode of annual rainfall variability accounts for most of the variability in Lake Victoria levels, while the effects of the second and third modes are negligible even though these modes are also significant over the region.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Smith, Kara A.& Semazzi, Fredrick H. M.. 2014. The Role of the Dominant Modes of Precipitation Variability over Eastern Africa in Modulating the Hydrology of Lake Victoria. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1015519
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Smith, Kara A.& Semazzi, Fredrick H. M.. The Role of the Dominant Modes of Precipitation Variability over Eastern Africa in Modulating the Hydrology of Lake Victoria. Advances in Meteorology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1015519
American Medical Association (AMA)
Smith, Kara A.& Semazzi, Fredrick H. M.. The Role of the Dominant Modes of Precipitation Variability over Eastern Africa in Modulating the Hydrology of Lake Victoria. Advances in Meteorology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1015519
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1015519