Trend and Variability in Interannual Air Temperature Over South West Mau Forest, 1985 - 2015

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dc.contributor.authorkigomo, Mathew Kiura
dc.contributor.authorMburu, David Mwehia
dc.contributor.authorKinyanjui, James Mwangi
dc.contributor.authorThuo, Aggrey Daniel Maina
dc.contributor.authorMundia, Charles Ndegwa
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-02T12:40:35Z
dc.date.available2020-11-02T12:40:35Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionA research article published in Journal of Natural Sciences Researchen_US
dc.description.abstractGlobally high altitude forest regions are considered to be more prone to rapid warming. These regions have also shown great seasonal and inter annual temperatures variability. In Kenya mean annual temperatures increased by 1.00C since 1960. Going by global trends it is plausible to argue that high altitude forest areas in Kenya might have shown great seasonal and inter annual temperatures variability over time. This study assessed interannual trend and variability as well as change point detection in average annual air temperature in South West Mau Forest, Kenya between 1985 and 2015. South West Mau Forest is an indigenous montane ecosystem with a tropical montane climate. Annual average air temperature over the South West Mau forest pointed towards climate warming of 0.01880C per year (Kendall’s tau = 0.3677, p value = 0.0033) but with low interannual variability (CV= 0.11%). A shift in the annual average air temperature of 0.3680C at p= 0.0051 was detected between 1985- 1998 and 1999- 2015. There was a weak positive anomaly in the annual average air temperature with a slope of 0.0192 and R2 = 0.3074. Overall the region experienced climate warming.en_US
dc.identifier.citationThuo, A. D. M., & Mundia, C. N. (2020). Trend and Variability in Interannual Air Temperature Over South West Mau Forest, 1985-2015.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2225-0921
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JNSR/article/view/53717/55508
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20784
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Knowledge Sharing Platformen_US
dc.subjectClimate warmingen_US
dc.subjectTrenden_US
dc.subjectVariabilityen_US
dc.subjectAverage temperatureen_US
dc.titleTrend and Variability in Interannual Air Temperature Over South West Mau Forest, 1985 - 2015en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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