Article Sidebar
Published:
Apr 30, 2020Keywords:
Article Details
NAJ supports free online communication and exchange of knowledge as the most effective way of ensuring that the fruits of research and development practice are made widely available. It is therefore committed to open access, which, for authors, enables the widest possible dissemination of their findings and, for readers, increases their ability to discover pertinent information. The Journal adopts and uses the CC: BY license and is open access. This license lets others distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the Journal’s published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work. Copyright for articles published in this Journal is retained by the Journal.
Main Article Content
EMPIRICAL TREND ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
This study assessed the trend in annual and seasonal temperature, rainfall, and relative humidity in Ebonyi State
for the period 1997 to 2017 using time-series data collected from the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, in
Ebonyi State. The analysis was carried out using the Non-parametric Mann-Kendall trend test, while the Sen's
slope was used to estimate the magnitude of the changes. The results revealed significant increasing trends in
annual and seasonal temperature. The mean annual temperature increased at a rate of 0.14°C annually, the rainy
and dry season mean temperatures increased at the rate of 0.12°C and 0.13°C, respectively. The study found no
significant trends for rainfall in the area during the period under study, decreasing at 0.43 percent per annum.
Furthermore, the paper found a significant trend in mean annual relative humidity, but no significant trends in
seasonal relative humidity.The results of this study are consistent with most studies in the South-East Nigeria,
indicating that temperature is on the increase, with high volatility in rainfall and relative humidity. Hence, proper
adaptation measures should be taken to address the impact of climate change in the study area.
