@article{Rakiya Babamaaji_Halilu A. Shaba_Matthew Adepoju_Yusuf Momoh Jimoh_Chiemeka Nsofor_Grace Mbaiorga_Hawa Abdulai_Adedayo Oje_Stephen Modie_Helen Awe-Peter_Tebe Eteng_Samaila Maiwada_Joke Lawal_Anne Ege_Simon Ajih_Abubakar Omoti_2022, title={Periodic Assessment of Trend and Climatic Variability in the LCB}, volume={62}, url={https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/14026}, abstractNote={<p>Periodic assessment of trend and climatic variability is important for better planning and water resource management in the LCB catchment. This study assessed the impact of climatic variables on the LCB (LCB) using rainfall data derived from TAMSAT, run off and evapotranspiration data derived from climate engine over a period of twenty years (2001-2020). Non-parametric Mann Kendall (MK) and Spearman rho tests were applied to detect the presence of rainfall trends and trend magnitude was calculated using Sen’s Slope Estimator (SSE). With an average annual rainfall of 523.62mm, trend analysis showed an annual positive trend for precipitation at 5% significance level. Analysis of seasonal rainfall using both tests revealed an increasing trend during the dry season. However, the late dry season experienced a slight increasing trend and for wet seasons. There was 2.7% runoff and 4.6% evapotranspiration which are the lowest for the time series.</p>}, number={2}, journal={International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR)}, author={Rakiya Babamaaji and Halilu A. Shaba and Matthew Adepoju and Yusuf Momoh Jimoh and Chiemeka Nsofor and Grace Mbaiorga and Hawa Abdulai and Adedayo Oje and Stephen Modie and Helen Awe-Peter and Tebe Eteng and Samaila Maiwada and Joke Lawal and Anne Ege and Simon Ajih and Abubakar Omoti}, year={2022}, month={Jun.}, pages={424–434} }