Modelling Long-Term Monthly Rainfall Variability in Selected Provinces of South Africa: Trend and Extreme Value Analysis Approaches

Modelling Long-Term Monthly Rainfall Variability in Selected Provinces of South Africa: Trend and Extreme Value Analysis Approaches

Extreme rainfall events have made significant damages to properties, public infrastructure and agriculture in some provinces of South Africa notably in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng among others. The general global increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation events in recent years i...

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Main Authors: Vusi Ntiyiso Masingi, Daniel Maposa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Hydrology
Subjects:
Mann-Kendall test
maximum likelihood method
non-stationary GEVD
normality tests
rainfall variability
Sen’s slope estimator
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/8/2/70

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