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Temporal analysis of drought in Mwingi sub-county of Kitui County in Kenya using the standardized precipitation index (SPI)
(discovery journals : Climate Change, 2018-12-01)
This study attempts to temporally characterize drought using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) over Mwingi Sub-County of Kenya. Rainfall data spanning 1961-2011 over the area of study was used to determine SPI values ...
Analysis of drought effect on annual stream flows of river Malewa in the lake Naivasha basin, Kenya
(Radiance Research Academy, 2014-09-15)
The main parameters of drought phenomenon are the longest duration and largest severity for a desired return period. These
parameters form the basis for designing water storage structures to cope with drought effects. In ...
Analysis of drought and wet-events using SWSI-based severity-duration-frequency (SDF) curves for the upper Tana river basin, Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2018-06-12)
Drought and wet-event patterns in the Upper Tana River basin have significantly been changing due to variation
of climatic and human-induced factors. This paper presents the analysis of drought and wet-events using ...