Trend Analysis of Hydro-Meteorological Variables of Kızılırmak Basin (original) (raw)
Trend analysis of annual precipitation and temperature are essential in water resources management, developing hydraulic engineering projects, environment protection and sustainable urbanization. In this study, trend analyses were performed to determine whether there are any increase or decrease in the total annual precipitation and annual average temperature data of 36 stations located in and around Kızılırmak Basin, Turkey. Mann-Kendall test, which is a non-parametric trend analysis method, was utilised in order to conduct an investigation for a period of about 40 years ranging from 1975 to 2015. Although no-trend was perceived in the total annual precipitation in the most of the stations, an increasing trend was observed in the average annual temperature in the majority of the stations, with a significance level of 95%.
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