Decadal Analysis and Estimation of Temperature Changes in Northern Senatorial Zone of Kaduna State-Nigeria (original) (raw)
This study examined the decadal analysis and estimation of temperature changes in northern senatorial zone of Kaduna state-Nigeria. Temperature data (minimum and maximum) covering 1967 to 2016 was obtained from the archives of Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) station Zaria. These data were used to determine the decadal trends and estimate changes in minimum, maximum and average temperatures using trend analysis in Microsoft excel tool (2013) and SPSS 23.0 version. Findings indicate a total increase in average temperature of 1.72°C at the rate of 0.034°C year -1 . For the maximum temperature, a total increase of 1.68°C at the rate of 0.033°C year -1 and for minimum temperature an increase of 1.72°C the rate of 0.034 0 C year -1 , indicating increased warming in recent years. The result of Cramer’s test for the monthly average temperature analysis indicated that the tk values for the last two decades shows an increase in temperature as indicated by their positive with the months ...
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