استخدام أسلوب تحليل المسار لدراسة التأثيرات المباشرة و غير المباشرة على كمية الأمطار في محافظة رام الله

Abstract EN

The current study adopted the Path Analysis approach to examine the climate factors that affect rainfall in Ramallah governorate .

Study data were obtained from National Weather (meteorological) Bureau in the ministry of transportation in the West Bank.

Sixty monthly observation were conducted in five successive years; 2007-2011 .

Using the Path Analysis approach, to part the correlation coefficients into direct and indirect effects.

The path coefficients were calculated through the use of Regression Analysis .

Statistical R and SPSS/AMOS program were used to calculate and process the obtained data .

The findings showed that the Path coefficients calculated by the two ways are identical .The findings also showed that the variables that have direct effect on rainfall are temperature.

In addition, the variables that have indirect effect on rainfall are brightness of the sun.